Retort (by Paul Laurence Dunbar)

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1872-1906

Retort
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
[from Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1896]

"Thou art a fool," said my head to my heart,
"Indeed, the greatest of fools thou art,
To be led astray by the trick of a tress,
By a smiling face or a ribbon smart;"
And my heart was in sore distress.

Then Phyllis came by, and her face was fair,
The light gleamed soft on her raven hair;
And her lips were blooming a rosy red.
Then my heart spoke out with a right bold air:
"Thou art worse than a fool, O head!"




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Posted by Jesus Crisis at 12/24/2009 12:04 PM
Categories: 1900s,Dunbar (Paul Laurence),Poetry,African American,American
Tags: 1896 African American Lyrics of Lowly Life Paul Laurence Dunbar American Poetry Dayton
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