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  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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 An Ingrate
    This is to-day, a golden summer's day
        And yet--and yet
    18 lines
  • She Told Her Beads
    She told her beads with down-cast eyes,
        Within the ancient chapel dim;
    11 lines
  • Prometheus
    Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
        And swept to earth with it o'er land and sea.
    23 lines
  • Vagrants
    Long time ago, we two set out,
        My soul and I.
    25 lines
  • Remembered
    She sang, and I listened the whole song thro'.
        (It was sweet, so sweet, the singing.)
    22 lines
  • Love Despoiled
    As lone I sat one summer's day,
        With mien dejected, Love came by;
    16 lines
  • The Lapse
    This poem must be done to-day;
        Then, I 'll e'en to it.
    39 lines
  • Lover's Lane
    Summah night an' sighin' breeze,
        'Long de lovah's lane;
    43 lines
  • Time To Tinker 'Roun'!
    Summah 's nice, wif sun a-shinin',
        Spring is good wif greens and grass,
    34 lines
  • My Sort O' Man
    I don't believe in 'ristercrats
          An' never did, you see;
    70 lines
  • On The Road
    I 's boun' to see my gal to-night--
        Oh, lone de way, my dearie!
    34 lines
  • Temptation
    I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king;
      Evahthing I see erbout me 's jes' lak sunshine in de spring;
    28 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
  • The Valse
    When to sweet music my lady is dancing
        My heart to mild frenzy her beauty inspires.
    25 lines
  • My Lady Of Castle Grand
    Gray is the palace where she dwells,
        Grimly the poplars stand
    38 lines
  • The Monk's Walk
    In this sombre garden close
      What has come and passed, who knows?
    53 lines
  • On The Dedication Of Dorothy Hall
    TUSKEGEE, ALA., APRIL 22, 1901.
      Not to the midnight of the gloomy past,
    30 lines
  • Noon
    Shadder in de valley
      Sunlight on de hill,
    34 lines
  • How Shall I Woo Thee
    How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own?
        Say in what tongue shall I tell of my love.
    19 lines
  • At Cheshire Cheese
    When first of wise old Johnson taught,
      My youthful mind its homage brought,
    23 lines
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