Black Poetry : "Negro Poetry"

innerbeauty

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I was on the computer and came across one of the first "Negro" Poetry books. Look and see how even before black people could write properly, we were writing poetry. Also, look at how uneducated we were. Please read, and feel free to comment.



Lover's Lane
By Paul Laurence Dunbar


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Summah night an' sighin' breeze,
'Long de lovah's lane;
Frien'ly, shadder-mekin' trees,
'Long de lovah's lane.
White folks' wo'k all done up gran' --
Me an' 'Mandy han'-in-han'
Struttin' lak we owned de lan',
'Long de lovah's lane.

Owl a-settin' 'side de road,
'Long de lovah's lane,
Lookin' at us lak he knowed
Dis uz lovah's lane.
Go on, hoot yo' Mou'nful tune,
You ain' nevah loved in June,
An' come hidin' f'om de moon
Down in lovah's lane.

Bush it ben' an' nod an' sway,
Down in lovah's lane,
Try'n' to hyeah me whut I say
'Long de lovah's lane.
But I whispahs low lak dis,
An' my 'Mandy smile huh bliss --
Mistah Bush he shek his fis',
Down in lovah's lane.

Whut I keer ef day is long,
Down in lovah's lane.
I kin allus sing a song
'Long de lovah's lane.
An' de wo'ds I hyeah an' say
Meks up fu' de weary day
Wen I's strollin' by de way,
Down in lovah's lane.

An' dis t'ought will allus rise
Down in lovah's lane;
Wondah whethah in de skies
Dey's a lovah's lane.
Ef dey ain't, I tell you true,
'Ligion do look mighty blue,
'Cause I do' know whut I'd do
'Dout a lovah's lane.
 
thank you for sharing innerbeauty...
this is tru....black people have always
had a different way of expressing ourselves...


on this site...all must submit a link to the original page
if poetry, news or anything else shared is not original thoughts
this is to make sure the source website gets its just due...
again...thank you for sharing this enlightening piece
i hope to see some of your work soon...
one love
khasm
 

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