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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MEMORY OF MARTHA, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Out in de night a sad bird moans Last Line: W'en dey sees yo' face a-shinin', den dey 'll know. Subject(s): African Americans - Women | |||
OUT in de night a sad bird moans, An', oh, but hit 's moughty lonely; Times I kin sing, but mos' I groans, Fu' oh, but hit 's moughty lonely! Is you sleepin' well dis evenin', Marfy, deah? W'en I calls you f'om de cabin, kin you hyeah? 'T ain't de same ol' place to me, Nuffin' 's lak hit used to be, W'en I knowed dat you was allus some'ers near. Down by de road de shadders grows, An', oh, but hit 's moughty lonely; Seem lak de ve'y moonlight knows, An', oh, but hit 's moughty lonely! Does you know, I 's cryin' fu' you, oh, my wife? Does you know dey ain't no joy no mo' in life? An' my only t'ought is dis, Dat I's honin' fu' de bliss Fu' to quit dis groun' o' worriment an' strife. Dah on de baid my banjo lays, An', oh, but hit 's moughty lonely; Can't even sta't a chune o' praise, An', oh, but hit 's moughty lonely; Oh, hit's moughty slow a-waitin' hyeah below. Is you watchin' fu' me, Marfy, at de do'? Ef you is, in spite o' sin, Dey 'll be sho' to let me in, W'en dey sees yo' face a-shinin', den dey 'll know. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BLACK WOMAN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON FOREDOOM by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON WHO SAID IT WAS SIMPLE by AUDRE LORDE ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER ON DIVERSE DEVIATIONS by MAYA ANGELOU HYMN FOR LANIE POO by AMIRI BARAKA THE DREAM SONGS: 68 by JOHN BERRYMAN A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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