Common Things
Paul Laurence Dunbar
1872 to 1906
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I like to hear of wealth and gold,
We like the man who soars and sings
And El Doradoes in their glory;
But he who sings of common things
To sweep and rustle through a story.
To things that aren't quite so grand,
And knightly men who stride along,
Which, maybe, we are best in shunning.
The meadow lark, and chirping sparrow.
The hollyhock, the bumblebee,
But then, upon the other hand,
I like for silks and satins bold
The role heroic carry finely.
For some of us still like to see
The nightingale is sweet of song;
Our minds have got a way of running
The poor man in his dwelling narrow,
With high and lofty inspiration;
Shall always share our admiration.
The rare exotic smells divinely;
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