African American Poetry: A Digital Anthology

Aaron Belford Thompson, "Work" (1899)

WORK.

Work, ye while the daylight shineth;
     Work, with all thy might and skill;
Work, and ne'er thy task declineth;
     Work, for 'tis our Master's will!

Work, for He hath set thy duty;
     Light the task, how canst thou shirk?
Work, to seek sweet heavenly beauty;
     Ere night cometh, man can't work!


Published in Morning Songs, 1899

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