The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Thou Art My Lute

THOU ART MY LUTE Thou art my lute, by thee I sing,— My being is attuned to thee. Thou settest all my words a-wing, And meltest me to melody.

Thou art my life, by thee I live, From thee proceed the joys I know; Sweetheart, thy hand has power to give The meed of love—the cup of woe.

Thou art my love, by thee I lead My soul the paths of light along, From vale to vale, from mead to mead, And home it in the hills of song.

My song, my soul, my life, my all, Why need I pray or make my plea, Since my petition cannot fall; For I 'm already one with thee!