The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/To J. Q.

190194The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar — To J. Q.Paul Laurence Dunbar

                  TO J. Q.

What are the things that make life bright?
  A star gleam in the night.
What hearts us for the coming fray?
  The dawn tints of the day.
What helps to speed the weary mile?
  A brother's friendly smile.
What turns o' gold the evening gray?
  A flower beside the way.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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