Paul Laurence Dunbar

“ In every species of weather;
Till, leading me straight to the home of a maid
He left us there together.
And then I saw it, oh, sweet surprise,
The taper it set a-burning
The love-light brimming my lady's eyes,
And my heart with the fire of yearning.
This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”