A Musical - Paul Laurence Dunbar | Eternal Poems

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Outside the rain upon the street,
The sky all grim of hue,
Inside, the music–painful sweet,
And yet I heard but you.

As is a thrilling violin,
So is your voice to me,
And still above the other strains,
It sang in ecstasy.

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AUTHOR:
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, United States to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War. He was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

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ATTRIBUTION:
Paul Laurence Dunbar's portrait from Kell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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