Lyrics of the Hearthside
Just Whistle a Bit
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark,
Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark,
A poem describing the perils our fathers went through to keep their homeland free.
The poet sees the differences in nature in winter, but still values winter.
"Little brown face full of smiles,"
They please me not—these solemn songs
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
A nursery rhyme in the from of a gesture and/or action song.
Longfellow uses the river as a metaphor for life and friendship.
"Out of the sunshine and out of the heat,"
"The cloud looked in at the window,"
A children’s counting poem about elephants.
"Let those who will stride on their barren roads"
"My heart to thy heart,"
"The rain streams down like harp–strings from the sky;"
A limerick about a hobby horse.
"It is as if a silver chord"
Before you thought of spring
"Ah broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!"
Pray, what can dreams avail
The author describes a sunset on the coast.
The poet muses on fires.
Some keep the Sabbath going to church;
A nursery rhyme that acts a a gesture and/or action song relating the sounds to the actions of trotting to and from a market.
"He scribbles some in prose and verse,"
"When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes"