Living
A Musical
Living
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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MLA
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “A Musical.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/359/.
Chicago
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “A Musical.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/359/.
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