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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DISCOVERED, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Seen you down at chu'ch las' night Last Line: Nevah min', miss lucy! | |||
SEEN you down at chu'ch las' night, Nevah min', Miss Lucy. What I mean? oh, dat's all right, Nevah min', Miss Lucy. You was sma't ez sma't could be, But you could n't hide f'om me. Ain't I got two eyes to see! Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Guess you thought you's awful keen; Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Evahthing you done, I seen; Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Seen him tek yo' ahm jes' so, When he got outside de do' -- Oh, I know dat man's yo' beau! Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Say now, honey, wha'd he say? -- Nevah min', Miss Lucy! Keep yo' secrets -- dat's yo' way -- Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Won't tell me an' I'm yo' pal -- I'm gwine tell his othah gal, -- Know huh, too, huh name is Sal; Nevah min', Miss Lucy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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