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Fulfilment.

By Paul Laurence Dunbar

Topics: classic

I grew a rose once more to please mine eyes.     All things to aid it--dew, sun, wind, fair skies--     Were kindly; and to shield it from despoil,     I fenced it safely in with grateful toil.     No other hand than mine shall pluck this flower, said I,     And I was jealous of the bee that hovered nigh.     It grew for days; I stood hour after hour     To watch the slow unfolding of the flower,     And then I did not leave its side at all,     Lest some mischance my flower should befall.     At last, oh joy! the central petals burst apart.     It blossomed--but, alas! a worm was at its heart!

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About Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American poet and novelist who was one of the first African-American writers to gain national prominence. His poems in dialect—including "When Malindy Sings"—and standard English explore Black life with humor, pathos, and dignity.

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