Selected American and British Poems
Piping Down the Valleys Wild
by William Blake
A poem about the speaker as a piper who writes his songs down so that every child may enjoy them.
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Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“My Sweetheart Bird”
by George E. Merrick
The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
A Choice
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
They please me not—these solemn songs
Humour and Dialect
Hymn
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"O li’l’ lamb out in de col’,"
Humour and Dialect
Lullaby
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Bedtime ’s come fu’ little boys."
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Misty Day
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Heart of my heart, the day is chill,"
Aesop's Fables
“The Wolf and the Lamb”
by Aesop
A Wolf looks for an excuse to justify eating a lamb. The lamb wouldn’t give the Wolf satisfaction, so the wolf ate the lamb anyway.
Miscellaneous Poems
James Whitcomb Riley
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"No matter what you call it, Whether genius, or art,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Whittier"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Not o’er thy dust let there be spent"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Day is Done
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about escaping from the sorrows and loneliness of the night by reading great works of literature
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme about Mary and her garden.
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Simple Simon
by Traditional
A funny limerick about a pieman and his wares.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Song of the Whip–Poor–Will”
by George E. Merrick
The Whip-Poor-Will sings a sad song throughout the night.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Deacon Jones' Grievance"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I ‘ve been watchin’ of ‘em, parson,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Lesson"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"My cot was down by a cypress grove,"
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“After the Hurricane”
by George E. Merrick
The aftermath of a hurricane is described.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
On the Sea Wall
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
I sit upon the old sea wall,
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Lighthouses”
by George E. Merrick
The lighthouse guides the way, remaining steady and sure.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Love Afar”
by George E. Merrick
The night sky reminds the author of a distant love.
Aesop's Fables
“The Herdsman and the Lost Bull”
by Aesop
A herdsman loses a calf. He bargains with the deities. He will sacrifice a lamb if they will help him find the calf. Next he discovers a lion eating his calf and adds a full-grow bull to the sacrifice just to escape the lion with his own life.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Rain-Songs
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"The rain streams down like harp–strings from the sky;"
Miscellaneous Poems
In Summer Time
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When summer time has come, and all"
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Clime of My Birth
by Timothy Thomas Fortune
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
Aesop's Fables
“The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”
by Aesop
This story gave rise to the idiom: “A wolf in sheep’s clothing.” A wolf covers himself with a sheepskin so he can hide in a herd of sheep. His plan is to get close to a sheep so he can attack successfully.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Roses and Pearls
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Your spoken words are roses fine and sweet,"