De Wintah Styles (Maggie Pogue Johnson Poems)
Come in, Aunt Jemima,Oh no,'taint wof while,I jis been out a lookin'At de wintah styles.To see de change in coats,En ...
Come in, Aunt Jemima,Oh no,'taint wof while,I jis been out a lookin'At de wintah styles.To see de change in coats,En ...
De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, De snow's a-sayin' "Got you" to de groun', Fu' de ...
EIGHT of 'em hyeah all tol' an' yetDese eyes o' mine is wringin' wet;My haht's a-achin' ha'd an' so',De way ...
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
De way t'ings come, hit seems to me, Is des' one monst'ous mystery; De way hit seem to strike a man, Dey ain't ...
It wuz cole, de snow dun driftedHi' roun' 'bout de ole barn do';Dun blew thoo de cracks an' siftedLines ob ...
TWO little boots all rough an' wo',Two little boots!Laws, I's kissed 'em times befo',Dese little boots!Seems de toes a-peepin' thooDis ...
De da'kest hour, dey allus say, Is des' befo' de dawn, But it's moughty ha'd a-waitin' W'ere de night goes frownin' on; An' it's ...
Liza! call dat chileEn make her wash her faceEn cum on to de tableSo Pap can say de grace.You let ...
GRASS commence a-comin'Thoo de thawin' groun',Evah bird dat whistlesKeepin' noise erroun';Cain't sleep in de mo'nin',Case befo' it's lightBluebird an' de ...
HAIN'T you see my Mandy Lou,Is it true?Whaih you been f'om day to day,Whaih, I say?Dat you say you nevah ...
LITTLE lady at de do',W'y you stan' dey knockin'?Nevah seen you ac' befo'In er way so shockin'.Don' you know de ...
Dey think I is "set" an' "fo'gee,"An' dey lub to sneer an' laff,Gaze I duzen fancy black catsCrossin' cross mah ...
Hello dar, Miss Melerlee!Oh, you're pretty sight to see!Sof brown cheek, an' smilin' face,An' willowy form chuck full o' grace--De ...
DINAH stan' befo' de glass,Lookin' moughty neat,An' huh purty shadder sassAt huh haid an' feet.While she sasshay 'roun' an' bow,Smilin' ...
TO DR. E.A. WHITMIRE, Columbus, Ohio Mah frens an' fellah trabblers, Ah rise tonight to say, Dat ah feels mos' ...
To MR. CLAUDE MEEKER, Columbus, Ohio. Yer honor, Jedge an' all de res' Ah rise to exkermunicate, To organize de ...
TO N. H. FAIRBANKS. Sistah! Bress Gawd! Thot I'd drap in jes' er while, See ef yo's er gittin' 'long ...
He'ah dat ole gray sinnaH's jes brimful o' gas,Singin' dat tomfool dittyAs he goes hobblin' pas'!He betta be prayin' and ...
TO S. NEAL HALLOCK. Sing dat song once mo'! Miss Mandy. Jes' once mo', jes' ef' yo' please. It sounds ...
TO POSTMASTER JAMES H. RABBITTS. When de shadows ah de e'ebnin's Gently, sof'ly fallin' 'roun', 'Cross de lonely field an' ...
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