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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE EASTERN SHORE, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: I's feelin' kin' o' lonesome in my little room tonight Last Line: I's a-comin, an' my hea't begins to sing. | |||
I's feelin' kin' o' lonesome in my little room to-night, An' my min 's done los' de minutes an' de miles, W'ile it teks me back a-flyin' to de country of delight, Whaih de Chesapeake goes grumblin' er wid smiles. Oh, de ol' plantation's callin' to me, Come, come back, Hyeah 's de place fu' you to labouh an' to res', 'Fu my sandy roads is gleam-in' w'ile de city ways is black; Come back, honey, case yo' country home is bes'. I know de moon is shinin' down erpon de Eastern sho', An' de bay 's a-sayin' "Howdy" to de lan'; An' de folks is all a-settin' out erroun' de cabin do', Wid dey feet a-restin' in de silvah san'; An' de ol' plantation 's callin' to me, Come, oh, come, F'om de life dat 's des' a-waih-in' you erway, F'om de trouble an' de bustle, an' de agernizin' hum Dat de city keeps ergoin' all de day. I's tiahed of de city, tek me back to Sandy Side, Whaih de po'est ones kin live an' play an' eat; Whaih we draws a simple livin' f'om de fo'est an' de tide, An' de days ah faih, an' evah night is sweet. Fu' de ol' plantation 's callin' to me, Come, oh, come. An' de Chesapeake 's a-sayin' "Dat 's de t'ing," W'ile my little cabin beckons, dough his mouf is closed an' dumb, I's a-comin, an' my hea't begins to sing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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