Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE ROAD, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: I's boun' to see my gal tonight Last Line: Dough lone de way, my dearie. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
I's boun' to see my gal to-night -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! De moon ain't out, de stars ain't bright -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! Dis hoss o' mine is pow'ful slow, But when I does git to yo' do' Yo' kiss'll pay me back, an' mo', Dough lone de way, my dearie. De night is skeery-lak an' still -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! 'Cept fu' dat mou'nful whippo'will -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! De way so long wif dis slow pace, 'T'u'd seem to me lak savin' grace Ef you was on a nearer place, Fu' lone de way, my dearie. I hyeah de hootin' of de owl -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! I wish dat watch-dog wouldn't howl -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! An' evaht'ing bofe right an' lef', Seem p'in'tly lak hit put itse'f In shape to skeer me half to def -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! I whistles so's I won't be feared -- Oh, lone de way, my dearie! But anyhow I's kin' o' skeered, Fu' lone de way, my dearie. De sky been lookin' mighty glum, But you kin mek hit lighten some, Ef you'll jes' say you's glad I come, Dough lone de way, my dearie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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