Living

A Musical

by Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872–1906

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.

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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