Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A Musical
Additional Information
- Year Published: 1913
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
- Source: Dunbar, P.L. (1913). The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company.
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 6.5
- Word Count: 45
- Genre: Poetry
- Keywords: happiness, music, nature, rain
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Outside the rain upon the street,
The sky all grim of hue,
Inside, the music–painful sweet,
And yet I heard but you.
As is a thrilling violin,
So is your voice to me,
And still above the other strains,
It sang in ecstasy.