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  • On The Dedication Of Dorothy Hall
    TUSKEGEE, ALA., APRIL 22, 1901.
      Not to the midnight of the gloomy past,
    30 lines
  • The Lapse
    This poem must be done to-day;
        Then, I 'll e'en to it.
    39 lines
  • Hymn
    O li'l' lamb out in de col',
      De Mastah call you to de fol',
    26 lines
  • The News
    Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me?
      Don't shut me out 'cause I 's ol' an' can't see.
    23 lines
  • Foolin' Wid De Seasons
    Seems lak folks is mighty curus
        In de way dey t'inks an' ac's.
    52 lines
  • Hunting Song
    Tek a cool night, good an' cleah,
          Skiff o' snow upon de groun';
    50 lines
  • Whistling Sam
    I has hyeahd o' people dancin' an' I 's hyeahd o' people singin'.
      An' I 's been 'roun' lots of othahs dat could keep de banjo
    43 lines
  • Joggin' Erlong
    De da'kest hour, dey allus say,
      Is des' befo' de dawn,
    31 lines
  • Soliloquy Of A Turkey
    Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze,
        An' I 's feelin' kin' o' squeamish in de night;
    36 lines
  • The Valse
    When to sweet music my lady is dancing
        My heart to mild frenzy her beauty inspires.
    25 lines
  • The Wraith
    Ah me, it is cold and chill
        And the fire sobs low in the grate,
    33 lines
  • Long Ago
    De ol' time's gone, de new time's hyeah
        Wid all hits fuss an' feddahs;
    40 lines
  • Possession
    Whose little lady is you, chile,
        Whose little gal is you?
    43 lines
  • L'Envoi
    Oh, awful Power whose works repel
        The marvel of the earth's designs,--
    3 lines
  • Speakin' At De Cou't-House
    Dey been speakin' at de cou't-house,
        An' laws-a-massy me,
    52 lines
  • Li'l' Gal
    Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low.
              Li'l' gal,
    25 lines
  • When Sam'l Sings
    Hyeah dat singin' in de medders
        Whaih de folks is mekin' hay?
    52 lines
  • To A Dead Friend
    It is as if a silver chord
        Were suddenly grown mute,
    18 lines
  • To An Ingrate
    This is to-day, a golden summer's day
        And yet--and yet
    18 lines
  • Noon
    Shadder in de valley
      Sunlight on de hill,
    34 lines
  • On The Death Of W. C.
    Thou arrant robber, Death!
      Couldst thou not find
    25 lines
  • James Whitcomb Riley
    (From a Westerner's Point of View.)
      No matter what you call it,
    38 lines
  • At Cheshire Cheese
    When first of wise old Johnson taught,
      My youthful mind its homage brought,
    23 lines
  • Dirge For A Soldier
    In the east the morning comes,
      Hear the rollin' of the drums
    52 lines
  • Dream Song II
    Pray, what can dreams avail
        To make love or to mar?
    12 lines
  • Precedent
    The poor man went to the rich man's doors,
      "I come as Lazarus came," he said.
    3 lines
  • She Told Her Beads
    She told her beads with down-cast eyes,
        Within the ancient chapel dim;
    11 lines
  • The Gourd
    In the heavy earth the miner
        Toiled and laboured day by day,
    43 lines
  • To A Lady Playing The Harp
    Thy tones are silver melted into sound,
        And as I dream
    26 lines
  • Misapprehension
    Out of my heart, one day, I wrote a song,
        With my heart's blood imbued,
    10 lines
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