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Spring Song

By Paul Laurence Dunbar

Topics: classic

A blue-bell springs upon the ledge,     A lark sits singing in the hedge;     Sweet perfumes scent the balmy air,     And life is brimming everywhere.     What lark and breeze and bluebird sing,     Is Spring, Spring, Spring!     No more the air is sharp and cold;     The planter wends across the wold,     And, glad, beneath the shining sky     We wander forth, my love and I.     And ever in our hearts doth ring     This song of Spring, Spring!     For life is life and love is love,     'Twixt maid and man or dove and dove.     Life may be short, life may be long,     But love will come, and to its song     Shall this refrain for ever cling     Of Spring, Spring, Spring!

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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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