Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOIN' HOME, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: I wish de day was neah at han' Last Line: "ole man! Come home." Subject(s): Homecoming | ||||||||
I wish de day was neah at han' I'ze tiahed of dis grievin' lan' I'ze tiahed of de lonely yeahs; I want to des dry up my teahs An go 'long home. Oh, Mastah, won't you sen' de call; My frien's is daih, my hope, my all. I'ze waitin' whaih de road is rough I want to hyeah you say: "Enough, Ole man! Come home." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMING HOME AT TWILIGHT IN LATE SUMMER by JANE KENYON THE NEGATIVES by PHILIP LEVINE THE WATER'S CHANT by PHILIP LEVINE THE EXILE'S RETURN by ROBERT LOWELL THE RETURN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TAKING THE TRAIN HOME by WILLIAM MATTHEWS I SHALL RETURN by CLAUDE MCKAY A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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