Selected American and British Poems
The Star
by Ann and Jane Taylor
A nursery rhyme that imitates a lullaby about the evening star.
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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,"
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Gulf Stream Phosphorescence”
by George E. Merrick
Starlight reflects off the ocean.
Miscellaneous Poems
James Whitcomb Riley
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"No matter what you call it, Whether genius, or art,"
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 Lowly Life
"Whittier"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Not o’er thy dust let there be spent"
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“My Treasure Ships”
by George E. Merrick
The author describes his love for his wife.
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,"
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
by Hugh Lofting
Tommy Stubbins tells about his life in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh and his three friends, Joe, Matthew Mugg, and Luke.
Miscellaneous Poems
Christmas Carol
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
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,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VII: A Mad Tea-Party
by Lewis Carroll
Alice attends the Mad Hatter's Tea-Party.
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.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Rain-Songs
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"The rain streams down like harp–strings from the sky;"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Evening Star
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem describing a star as if it were a beautiful woman
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.