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Paul Laurence Dunbar June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906 Poetry Listing Read More About Paul Laurence Dunbar below poetry list Poem Title First Lines Period # Lines # Reads 1: When De Co'n Pone's Hot 48 344 2: "Howdy, Honey, Howdy!" Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo, 20 504 3: 'Long To'Ds Night Daih 's a moughty soothin' feelin' 40 455 4: A Back-Log Song De axes has been ringin' in de woods de blessid day, 32 1057 5: A Banjo Song Oh, dere 's lots o' keer an' trouble 64 684 6: A Border Ballad Oh, I haven't got long to live, for we all 24 550 7: A Boy's Summer Song 'Tis fine to play 26 562 8: A Bridal Measure Come, essay a sprightly measure, 28 549 9: A Cabin Tale - The Young Master Asks For A Story Whut you say, dah? huh, uh! chile, 112 517 10: A Career Break me my bounds, and let me fly 26 569 11: A Choice They please me not--these solemn songs 8 589 12: A Christmas Folksong De win' is blowin' wahmah, 48 503 13: A Confidence Uncle John, he makes me tired; 90 495 14: A Coquette Conquered Yes, my ha't 's ez ha'd ez stone 24 510 15: A Corn-Song On the wide veranda white, 40 615 16: A Death Song Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass, 15 571 17: A Drowsy Day The air is dark, the sky is gray, 30 505 18: A Florida Night Win' a-blowin' gentle so de san' lay low, 24 525 19: A Frolic Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun', 24 572 20: A Golden Day I found you and I lost you, 12 616 21: A Grievance Wen de snow's a-fallin' 40 517 22: A Hymn - After Reading "Lead, Kindly Light." Lead gently, Lord, and slow, 20 502 23: A Lazy Day The trees bend down along the stream, 17 525 24: A Letter Dear Miss Lucy: I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis, 42 556 25: A Little Christmas Basket De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, 24 531 26: A Lost Dream Ah, I have changed, I do not know 48 586 27: A Love Letter Oh, I des received a letter f'om de sweetest little gal; 24 501 28: A Love Song Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night, 16 594 29: A Lyric My lady love lives far away, 24 592 30: A Madrigal Dream days of fond delight and hours 24 631 31: A Misty Day Heart of my heart, the day is chill, 16 554 32: A Musical Outside the rain upon the street, 8 493 33: A Negro Love Song Seen my lady home las' night, 24 496 34: A Plantation Melody De trees is bendin' in de sto'm, 24 449 35: A Plantation Portrait Hain't you see my Mandy Lou, 40 560 36: A Plea Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane, 24 549 37: A Prayer O Lord, the hard-won miles 12 563 38: A Preference Mastah drink his ol' Made'a, 25 510 39: A Roadway Let those who will stride on their barren roads 8 540 40: A Sailor's Song Oh for the breath of the briny deep, 24 518 41: A Song Thou art the soul of a summer's day, 15 451 42: A Song. On a summer's day as I sat by a stream, 15 541 43: A Spiritual De 'cession's stahted on de gospel way, 22 1426 44: A Spring Wooing Come on walkin' wid me, Lucy; 't ain't no time to mope erroun' 32 522 45: A Starry Night A cloud fell down from the heavens, 8 712 46: A Summer Night Summah is de lovin' time 32 491 47: A Summer Pastoral It's hot to-day. The bees is buzzin' 64 652 48: A Summer's Night The night is dewy as a maiden's mouth, 8 542 49: A Thanksgiving Poem The sun hath shed its kindly light, 32 522 50: A Warm Day In Winter "Sunshine on de medders, 32 539 51: A Winter's Day Across the hills and down the narrow ways, 14 543 52: Absence Good-night, my love, for I have dreamed of thee 28 482 53: Accountability Folks ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits; 16 566 54: Advice W'en you full o' worry 36 520 55: After A Visit I be'n down in ole Kentucky 32 453 56: After Many Days I've always been a faithful man 20 553 57: After The Quarrel So we, who 've supped the self-same cup, 32 501 58: After While - A Poem Of Faith I think that though the clouds be dark, 30 574 59: Alexander Crummell--Dead Back to the breast of thy mother, 23 563 60: Alice Know you, winds that blow your course 18 493 61: An Ante-Bellum Sermon We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs, 88 510 62: An Easy-Goin' Feller Ther' ain't no use in all this strife, 20 489 63: An Old Memory How sweet the music sounded 40 528 64: Anchored If thro' the sea of night which here surrounds me, 8 557 65: Angelina When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel, 32 518 66: Appreciation My muvver's ist the nicest one 32 508 67: At Candle-Lightin' Time When I come in f'om de co'n-fiel' aftah wo'kin' ha'd all day, 24 519 68: At Cheshire Cheese When first of wise old Johnson taught, 20 525 69: At Loafing-Holt Since I left the city's heat 38 476 70: At Night Whut time 'd dat clock strike? 49 546 71: At Sunset Time Adown the west a golden glow 24 500 72: At The Tavern A lilt and a swing, 14 465 73: Ballad I know my love is true, 24 478 74: Ballade By Mystic's banks I held my dream. 24 508 75: Behind The Arras As in some dim baronial hall restrained, 12 434 76: Bein' Back Home Home agin, an' home to stay 48 505 77: Beyond The Years Beyond the years the answer lies, 21 495 78: Black Samson Of Brandywine Gray are the pages of record, 48 551 79: Blue Standin' at de winder, 36 565 80: Booker T. Washington The word is writ that he who runs may read. 14 495 81: Breaking The Charm Caught Susanner whistlin'; well, 76 467 82: By Rugged Ways By rugged ways and thro' the night 32 507 83: By The Stream By the stream I dream in calm delight, and watch as in a glass, 8 583 84: Changing Time The cloud looked in at the window, 8 507 85: Chrismus Is A-Comin' Bones a-gittin' achy, 48 479 86: Chrismus On The Plantation It was Chrismus Eve, I mind hit fu' a mighty gloomy day 36 514 87: Christmas Step wid de banjo an' glide wid de fiddle, 20 715 88: Christmas Carol Ring out, ye bells! 36 449 89: Christmas In The Heart The snow lies deep upon the ground, 32 531 90: Circumstances Alter Cases Tim Murphy's gon' walkin' wid Maggie O'Neill, 40 448 91: Columbian Ode Four hundred years ago a tangled waste 36 466 92: Communion In the silence of my heart, 48 557 93: Comparison The sky of brightest gray seems dark 10 466 94: Compensation Because I had loved so deeply, 8 475 95: Confessional Search thou my heart; 20 483 96: Conscience And Remorse Good-bye," I said to my conscience-- 12 490 97: Curiosity Mammy's in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet; 33 492 98: Curtain Villain shows his indiscretion, 8 470 99: Dat Ol' Mare O' Mine Want to trade me, do you, mistah? Oh, well, now, I reckon not, 42 498 100: Dawn An angel, robed in spotless white, 4 737 101: Day The gray dawn on the mountain top 8 477 102: De Critters' Dance Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall, 44 429 103: De Way T'ings Come De way t'ings come, hit seems to me, 32 507 104: Deacon Jones' Grievance I've been watchin' of 'em, parson, 72 462 105: Dead A knock is at her door, but she is weak; 14 503 106: Death Storm and strife and stress, 12 491 107: Dely Jes' lak toddy wahms you thoo' 56 510 108: Despair Let me close the eyes of my soul 9 459 109: Differences My neighbor lives on the hill, 24 459 110: Dinah Kneading Dough I have seen full many a sight 24 418 111: Diplomacy Tell your love where the roses blow, 9 448 112: Dirge Place this bunch of mignonette 42 536 113: Dirge For A Soldier In the east the morning comes, 48 486 114: Disappointed An old man planted and dug and tended, 18 478 115: Discovered Seen you down at chu'ch las' night, 24 438 116: Distinction "I am but clay," the sinner plead, 4 534 117: Douglass Ah, Douglass, we have fall'n on evil days, 14 527 118: Dream Song I Long years ago, within a distant clime, 16 521 119: Dream Song II Pray, what can dreams avail 12 521 120: Dreamin' Town Come away to dreamin' town, 31 484 121: Dreams Dream on, for dreams are sweet: 16 473 122: Dreams What dreams we have and how they fly 16 526 123: Drizzle Hit's been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin', 32 418 124: Encouraged Because you love me I have much achieved, 4 480 125: Encouragement Who dat knockin' at de do'? 54 442 126: Equipment With what thou gavest me, O Master, 16 440 127: Ere Sleep Comes Down To Soothe The Weary Eyes Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes, 54 465 128: Evening The moon begins her stately ride 12 444 129: Expectation You'll be wonderin' whut's de reason 40 455 130: Faith I's a-gittin' weary of de way dat people do, 24 455 131: Farewell To Arcady With sombre mien, the Evening gray 21 424 132: Fishing Wen I git up in de mo'nin' an' de clouds is big an' black, 40 518 133: Foolin' Wid De Seasons Seems lak folks is mighty curus 48 544 134: For The Man Who Fails The world is a snob, and the man who wins 12 486 135: Forever I had not known before 16 396 136: Frederick Douglass A hush is over all the teeming lists, 62 476 137: From The Porch At Runnymede I stand above the city's rush and din, 16 394 138: Fulfilment. I grew a rose once more to please mine eyes. 12 398 139: Good-Night The lark is silent in his nest, 12 405 140: Growin' Gray Hello, ole man, you're a-gittin' gray, 27 416 141: Harriet Beecher Stowe She told the story, and the whole world wept 14 433 142: He Had His Dream He had his dream, and all through life, 20 488 143: Her Thought And His The gray of the sea, and the gray of the sky, 12 387 144: Hope De dog go howlin' 'long de road, 24 421 145: How Lucy Backslid De times is mighty stirrin' 'mong de people up ouah way, 92 444 146: How Shall I Woo Thee How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own? 18 480 147: Hunting Song Tek a cool night, good an' cleah, 48 434 148: Hymn When storms arise 18 477 149: Hymn O li'l' lamb out in de col', 24 460 150: If If life were but a dream, my Love, 16 485 151: In An English Garden In this old garden, fair, I walk to-day 14 461 152: In August When August days are hot an' dry, 24 467 153: In May Oh to have you in May, 12 447 154: In Summer Oh, summer has clothed the earth 32 507 155: In Summer Time When summer time has come, and all 46 487 156: In The Morning 'Lias! 'Lias! Bless de Lawd! 48 415 157: In The Tents Of Akbar In the tents of Akbar 60 422 158: Inspiration At the golden gate of song 12 407 159: Invitation To Love Come when the nights are bright with stars 20 462 160: Ione Ah, yes, 't is sweet still to remember, 261 430 161: Itching Heels Fu' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down; 24 427 162: James Whitcomb Riley No matter what you call it, 36 507 163: Jealous Hyeah come Cæsar Higgins, 32 462 164: Jilted Lucy done gone back on me, 24 441 165: Joggin' Erlong De da'kest hour, dey allus say, 30 407 166: Johnny Speaks The sand-man he's a jolly old fellow, 10 410 167: Just Whistle A Bit Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark, 32 405 168: Keep A Song Up On De Way Oh, de clouds is mighty heavy 33 449 169: Keep A-Pluggin' Away I've a humble little motto 40 473 170: Kidnaped I held my heart so far from harm, 16 502 171: L'Envoi. Oh, awful Power whose works repel 4 497 172: Li'L' Gal Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low. 24 416 173: Life A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in, 10 543 174: Life's Tragedy It may be misery not to sing at all 16 445 175: Limitations Ef you's only got de powah fe' to blow a little whistle, 18 389 176: Lincoln Hurt was the nation with a mighty wound, 18 411 177: Little Brown Baby Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes, 32 443 178: Little Lucy Landman Oh, the day has set me dreaming 40 457 179: Liza May Little brown face full of smiles, 60 401 180: Lonesome Mother's gone a-visitin' to spend a month er two, 30 439 181: Long Ago De ol' time's gone, de new time's hyeah 36 436 182: Longing If you could sit with me beside the sea to-day, 12 478 183: Love A life was mine full of the close concern 14 576 184: Love And Grief Out of my heart, one treach'rous winter's day, 7 563 185: Love Despoiled As lone I sat one summer's day, 15 425 186: Love's Apotheosis Love me. I care not what the circling years 24 565 187: Love's Castle Key and bar, key and bar, 16 472 188: Love's Chastening Once Love grew bold and arrogant of air, 7 442 189: Love's Draft The draft of love was cool and sweet 8 400 190: Love's Humility As some rapt gazer on the lowly earth, 4 571 191: Love's Phases Love hath the wings of the butterfly, 24 466 192: Love's Pictures Like the blush upon the rose 24 472 193: Love's Seasons When the bees are humming in the honeysuckle vine 16 456 194: Love-Song If Death should claim me for her own to-day, 16 437 195: Lover's Lane Summah night an' sighin' breeze, 40 486 196: Lullaby Bedtime's come fu' little boys. 40 476 197: Lyrics Of Love And Sorrow Love is the light of the world, my dear, 56 487 198: Mare Rubrum In Life's Red Sea with faith I plant my feet, 14 457 199: Melancholia Silently without my window, 56 395 200: Merry Autumn It's all a farce,--these tales they tell 40 407 201: Misapprehension Out of my heart, one day, I wrote a song, 11 436 202: Morning The mist has left the greening plain, 16 432 203: Morning Song Of Love Darling, my darling, my heart is on the wing, 16 445 204: Mortality Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust, 12 452 205: My Corn-Cob Pipe Men may sing of their Havanas, elevating to the stars 16 450 206: My Lady Of Castle Grand Gray is the palace where she dwells, 32 416 207: My Little March Girl Come to the pane, draw the curtain apart, 24 408 208: My Sort O' Man I don't believe in 'ristercrats 64 455 209: My Sweet Brown Gal W'en de clouds is hangin' heavy in de sky, 20 513 210: Nature And Art The young queen Nature, ever sweet and fair, 28 484 211: Night Silence, and whirling worlds afar 8 438 212: Night Of Love The moon has left the sky, love, 24 430 213: Night, Dim Night Night, dim night, and it rains, my love, it rains, 10 525 214: Noddin' By De Fire Some folks t'inks hit's right an' p'opah, 32 432 215: Noon Shadder in de valley 32 412 216: Nora: A Serenade Ah, Nora, my Nora, the light fades away, 20 479 217: Not They Who Soar Not they who soar, but they who plod 15 495 218: Nutting Song The November sun invites me, 32 379 219: October October is the treasurer of the year, 24 430 220: Ode For Memorial Day Done are the toils and the wearisome marches, 36 516 221: Ode To Ethiopia O Mother Race! to thee I bring 48 577 222: On A Clean Book - To F. N. Like sea-washed sand upon the shore, 8 455 223: On The Death Of W. C. Thou arrant robber, Death! 23 438 224: On The Dedication Of Dorothy Hall - Tuskegee, Ala., April 22, 1901. Not to the midnight of the gloomy past, 24 455 225: On The River The sun is low, 24 504 226: On The Road I 's boun' to see my gal to-night 32 433 227: On The Sea Wall I sit upon the old sea wall, 36 464 228: One Life Oh, I am hurt to death, my Love; 30 422 229: Opportunity Granny's gone a-visitin', 40 440 230: Over The Hills Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming 8 491 231: Parted De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay. 30 461 232: Parted She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies, 8 410 233: Passion And Love A maiden wept and, as a comforter, 14 531 234: Philosophy I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night, 16 436 235: Phyllis Phyllis, ah, Phyllis, my life is a gray day, 15 433 236: Poor Withered Rose Poor withered rose, she gave it me, 24 446 237: Possession Whose little lady is you, chile, 40 437 238: Possum Ef dey 's anyt'ing dat riles me 32 452 239: Possum Trot I've journeyed 'roun' consid'able, a-seein' men an' things, 46 519 240: Precedent The poor man went to the rich man's doors, 4 461 241: Premonition Dear heart, good-night! 24 408 242: Preparation The little bird sits in the nest and sings 8 459 243: Prometheus Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire 20 424 244: Promise I grew a rose within a garden fair, 12 438 245: Protest Who say my hea't ain't true to you? 24 473 246: Puttin' The Baby Away Eight of 'em hyeah all tol' an' yet 40 406 247: Rain-Songs The rain streams down like harp-strings from the sky; 8 507 248: Religion I am no priest of crooks nor creeds, 15 475 249: Reluctance Will I have some mo' dat pie? 42 465 250: Remembered She sang, and I listened the whole song thro'. 20 434 251: Reponse When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes 12 371 252: Resignation Long had I grieved at what I deemed abuse; 4 478 253: Retort Thou art a fool," said my head to my heart 10 445 254: Retrospection When you and I were young, the days 55 416 255: Riding To Town When labor is light and the morning is fair, 32 435 256: Right's Security What if the wind do howl without, 24 428 257: Robert Gould Shaw Why was it that the thunder voice of Fate 14 448 258: Roses Oh, wind of the spring-time, oh, free wind of May, 15 442 259: Roses And Pearls Your spoken words are roses fine and sweet, 8 365 260: Scamp Ain't it nice to have a mammy 39 474 261: She Gave Me A Rose She gave a rose, 18 649 262: She Told Her Beads She told her beads with down-cast eyes, 12 434 263: Ships That Pass In The Night Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing; 15 483 264: Signs Of The Times Air a-gittin' cool an' coolah, 40 424 265: Silence 'T is better to sit here beside the sea, 4 440 266: Slow Through The Dark Slow moves the pageant of a climbing race; 14 472 267: Snowin' Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, 32 452 268: Soliloquy Of A Turkey Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze, 32 431 269: Song My heart to thy heart, My hand to thine; 12 510 270: Song A bee that was searching for sweets one day 21 1172 271: Song Bird of my lady's bower, Sing her a song; 24 437 272: Song Wintah, summah, snow er shine, 16 445 273: Song Of Summer Dis is gospel weathah sho' 32 431 274: Sonnet - On An Old Book With Uncut Leaves Emblem of blasted hope and lost desire, 14 388 275: Speakin' At De Cou'T-House Dey been speakin' at de cou't-house, 48 430 276: Speakin' O' Christmas Breezes blowin' middlin' brisk, 64 389 277: Spring Fever Grass commence a-comin' 40 393 278: Spring Song A blue-bell springs upon the ledge, 18 884 279: Sunset The river sleeps beneath the sky, 14 460 280: Suppose If 'twere fair to suppose 14 430 281: Sympathy I know what the caged bird feels, alas! 21 430 282: Temptation I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king; 24 460 283: The Awakening I did not know that life could be so sweet, 8 444 284: The Barrier The Midnight wooed the Morning-Star, 20 387 285: The Black Troops In Cuba Round the wide earth, from the red field your valour has won, 24 440 286: The Bohemian Bring me the livery of no other man. 6 383 287: The Boogah Man W'en de evenin' shadders 44 503 288: The Capture Duck come switchin' 'cross de lot 24 411 289: The Change Love used to carry a bow, you know, 16 489 290: The Change Has Come The change has come, and Helen sleeps 14 416 291: The Chase The wind told the little leaves to hurry, 8 381 292: The Colored Band Wen de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street, 28 454 293: The Colored Soldiers If the muse were mine to tempt it 80 415 294: The Corn-Stalk Fiddle When the corn 's all cut and the bright stalks shine 42 457 295: The Crisis A man of low degree was sore oppressed, 24 496 296: The Dance Heel and toe, heel and toe, 24 441 297: The Death Of The First Born Cover him over with daisies white 24 392 298: The Debt This is the debt I pay 12 451 299: The Delinquent Goo'-by, Jinks, I got to hump, 26 433 300: The Deserted Plantation Oh, de grubbin'-hoe 's a-rustin' in de co'nah, 36 455 301: The Dilettante: A Modern Type He scribbles some in prose and verse, 16 385 302: The Discovery These are the days of elfs and fays: 27 426 303: The Disturber Oh, what shall I do? I am wholly upset; 32 485 304: The Dove Out of the sunshine and out of the heat, 8 453 305: The Dreamer Temples he built and palaces of air, 14 575 306: The End Of The Chapter Ah, yes, the chapter ends to-day; 28 449 307: The Farm Child's Lullaby Oh, the little bird is rocking in the cradle of the wind, 24 436 308: The Fisher Child's Lullaby The wind is out in its rage to-night, 24 436 309: The Forest Greeting Good hunting!--aye, good hunting, 24 453 310: The Fount Of Tears All hot and grimy from the road, 24 425 311: The Garret Within a London garret high, 32 356 312: The Gourd In the heavy earth the miner 40 524 313: The Haunted Oak Pray why are you so bare, so bare, 64 448 314: The King Is Dead Aye, lay him in his grave, the old dead year! 20 492 315: The Knight Our good knight, Ted, girds his broadsword on 18 442 316: The Lapse This poem must be done to-day; 41 386 317: The Lawyers' Ways I 've been list'nin' to them lawyers 32 450 318: The Lesson My cot was down by a cypress grove, 24 503 319: The Lily Of The Valley Sweetest of the flowers a-blooming 28 402 320: The Looking-Glass Dinah stan' befo' de glass, 24 445 321: The Lover And The Moon A lover whom duty called over the wave, 56 470 322: The Master-Player An old, worn harp that had been played 10 425 323: The Masters Oh, who is the Lord of the land of life, 16 422 324: The Meadow Lark Though the winds be dank, 24 414 325: The Memory Of Martha Out in de night a sad bird moans, 27 425 326: The Monk's Walk In this sombre garden close 44 462 327: The Murdered Lover Say a mass for my soul's repose, my brother, 32 449 328: The Mystery I was not; now I am--a few days hence 20 471 329: The Mystic Sea The smell of the sea in my nostrils, 16 439 330: The News Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me? 20 510 331: The Ol' Tunes You kin talk about yer anthems 56 451 332: The Old Apple-Tree There's a memory keeps a-runnin' 72 476 333: The Old Cabin In de dead of night I sometimes, 48 436 334: The Old Front Gate W'en daih 's chillun in de house, 40 475 335: The Old Homestead Tis an old deserted homestead 40 483 336: The Paradox I am the mother of sorrows, 32 474 337: The Party Dey had a gread big pahty down to Tom's de othah night; 102 430 338: The Path There are no beaten paths to Glory's height, 14 421 339: The Phantom Kiss One night in my room, still and beamless, 24 465 340: The Photograph See dis pictyah in my han'? 28 452 341: The Place Where The Rainbow Ends There's a fabulous story 36 449 342: The Plantation Child's Lullaby Wintah time hit comin' 40 395 343: The Poet He sang of life, serenely sweet, 8 445 344: The Poet And His Song A song is but a little thing, 32 497 345: The Poet And The Baby How's a man to write a sonnet, can you tell, 15 527 346: The Pool By the pool that I see in my dreams, dear love, 12 421 347: The Quilting Dolly sits a-quilting by her mother, stich by stitch, 6 395 348: The Real Question Folks is talkin' 'bout de money, 'bout de silvah an' de gold; 12 496 349: The Right To Die I have no fancy for that ancient cant 18 424 350: The Rising Of The Storm The lake's dark breast Is all unrest, 54 492 351: The Rivals T was three an' thirty year ago, 104 400 352: The River Of Ruin Along by the river of ruin 25 455 353: The Sand-Man I know a man 18 422 354: The Secret What says the wind to the waving trees? 18 453 355: The Seedling As a quiet little seedling 32 582 356: The Song My soul, lost in the music's mist, 32 409 357: The Sparrow A little bird, with plumage brown, 16 474 358: The Spellin'-Bee I never shall furgit that night when father hitched up Dobbin, 94 392 359: The Stirrup Cup Come, drink a stirrup cup with me, 21 453 360: The Sum A little dreaming by the way, 16 491 361: The Tryst De night creep down erlong de lan', 32 557 362: The Turning Of The Babies In The Bed Woman's sho' a cur'ous critter, an' dey ain't no doubtin' dat. 24 421 363: The Unlucky Apple Twas the apple that in Eden 8 438 364: The Unsung Heroes A song for the unsung heroes who rose in the country's need, 32 450 365: The Valse When to sweet music my lady is dancing 24 421 366: The Veteran Underneath the autumn sky, 40 449 367: The Visitor Little lady at de do', 32 390 368: The Voice Of The Banjo In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic's way, 24 434 369: The Warrior's Prayer Long since, in sore distress, I heard one pray, 24 425 370: The Wind And The Sea I stood by the shore at the death of day, 56 407 371: The Wooing A youth went faring up and down, 40 442 372: The Wraith Ah me, it is cold and chill 28 427 373: Then And Now He loved her, and through many years, 16 451 374: Theology There is a heaven, for ever, day by day, 4 468 375: Thou Art My Lute Thou art my lute, by thee I sing, 16 409 376: Till The Wind Gets Right Oh the breeze is blowin' balmy 24 447 377: Time To Tinker 'Roun'! Summah's nice, wif sun a-shinin', 32 494 378: To A Captious Critic Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores, 4 458 379: To A Dead Friend It is as if a silver chord 16 440 380: To A Lady Playing The Harp Thy tones are silver melted into sound, 24 452 381: To A Violet Found On All Saints' Day Belated wanderer of the ways of spring, 16 408 382: To An Ingrate This is to-day, a golden summer's day 16 406 383: To Dan Step me now a bridal measure, 28 386 384: To E. H. K. On The Receipt Of A Familiar Poem To me, like hauntings of a vagrant breath 14 373 385: To Her Your presence like a benison to me 12 464 386: To J. Q. What are the things that make life bright? 8 367 387: To Louise Oh, the poets may sing of their Lady Irenes, 32 412 388: To Pfrimmer Driftwood gathered here and there 14 352 389: To The Eastern Shore I 's feelin' kin' o' lonesome in my little room to-night, 24 499 390: To The Memory Of Mary Young God has his plans, and what if we 40 397 391: To The Miami Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one! 42 397 392: To The Road Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning, 24 438 393: To The South On Its New Slavery Heart of the Southland, heed me pleading now, 80 452 394: Trouble In De Kitchen Dey was oncet a awful quoil 'twixt de skillet an' de pot; 16 434 395: Twell De Night Is Pas' All de night long twell de moon goes down, 16 375 396: Twilight Twixt a smile and a tear, 8 423 397: Two Little Boots Two little boots all rough an' wo', 48 480 398: Unexpressed Deep in my heart that aches with the repression, 12 448 399: Vagrants Long time ago, we two set out, 24 574 400: Vengeance Is Sweet When I was young I longed for Love, 16 420 401: W'En I Gits Home It's moughty tiahsome layin' 'roun' 25 394 402: Wadin' In De Crick Days git wa'm an' wa'mah, 48 449 403: Waiting The sun has slipped his tether 32 437 404: We Wear The Mask We wear the mask that grins and lies, 15 482 405: Weltschmertz You ask why I am sad to-day, 40 503 406: What's The Use What's the use o' folks a-frownin' 15 389 407: When A Feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked W'en us fellers stomp around, makin' lots o' noise, 35 437 408: When All Is Done When all is done, and my last word is said, 17 466 409: When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers Dey was talkin' in de cabin, dey was talkin' in de hall; 40 449 410: When Malindy Sings G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy 72 403 411: When Sam'L Sings Hyeah dat singin' in de medders 48 467 412: When The Old Man Smokes In the forenoon's restful quiet, 56 403 413: When Winter Darkening All Around When winter covering all the ground 16 409 414: Whip-Poor-Will And Katy-Did Slow de night 's a-fallin', 24 518 415: Whistling Sam I has hyeahd o' people dancin' an' I 's hyeahd o' people singin'. 38 442 416: Whittier Not o'er thy dust let there be spent 16 437 417: Why Fades A Dream? Why fades a dream? 18 435 418: Winter's Approach De sun hit shine an' de win' hit blow, 18 508 419: Winter-Song Oh, who would be sad tho' the sky be a-graying, 14 497 420: With The Lark Night is for sorrow and dawn is for joy, 18 423 421: Worn Out You bid me hold my peace 24 474 422: Yesterday And To-Morrow Yesterday I held your hand, 24 496 About: Paul Laurence Dunbar was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 Lyrics of a Lowly Life, one poem in the collection being Ode to Ethiopia. This page viewed 10030 times.

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