Paul Laurence Dunbar

Bio from the Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/paul-laurence-dunbar [As we continue to publish poems from the public domain this month, before we transition to work select

The Debt

Jun 28, 2019 1 min read Poetry

This is the debt I pay Just for one riotous day, Years of regret and grief, Sorrow without relief. Pay it I will to the end — Until the grave, my friend, Gives me