Aesop's Fables
“The Bat and the Weasels”
by Aesop
A bat uses whatever best choice he has at the time to save himself from predators.
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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
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.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Misty Day
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Heart of my heart, the day is chill,"
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"
Humour and Dialect
A Cabin Tale (The Young Master Asks For a Story)
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Whut you say, dah? huh, uh! chile,"
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
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,"
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitey the Owl Saves Jumper"
by Thornton W. Burgess
As Shadow the Weasel heads toward Jumper as he tries to remain still, Whitey the Owl swoops down and proves to be more of a friend than an enemy.
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.
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"
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot’s Dreadful Journey"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot decides to run away from his tunnels and current home to escape from Shadow. It becomes a very difficult journey because of his constant fear of being attacked by an enemy.
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Clime of My Birth
by Timothy Thomas Fortune
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Roses and Pearls
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Your spoken words are roses fine and sweet,"
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Finds a Home at Last"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot decides to leave the small hole and search for his own home. As he heads up the tree he finds a storehouse and eats some of the seeds. Timmy wakes up and finds Whitefoot and tells him about his old home in a nearby stub.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To an Old Danish Song-book
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The travels of a tattered and worn songbook