Common Things

Paul Laurence Dunbar

1872 to 1906

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