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1872–1906

NIGHT, DIM NIGHT

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Night, dim night, and it rains, my love, it rains, ( Art thou dreaming of me, I wonder ) The trees are sad, and the wind complains, Outside the rolling of the thunder,

And the beat against the panes. Heart, my heart, thou art mournful in the rain, ( Are thy redolent lips a-quiver? ) My soul seeks thine, doth it seek in vain?

My love goes surging like a river, Shall its tide bear naught save pain?

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