Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DA FARMER, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY


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DA FARMER, by                    
First Line: I don'ta care eef all dees town
Last Line: I don'ta care!
Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A.
Subject(s): Farm Life; Agriculture; Farmers


I DON'TA care eef all dees town
Turn upsi' down,
An' earth-quake com' along som' day
An' bust eet up. I gona 'way;
I won't be dere!
At last I gona turn my face
From evratheeng een deesa place.
I don'ta care.

I don'ta care for town nohow;
I'm farmer now!
I gotta house dat stan's alone,
Three leetla rooms -- but all my own --
Wan bed, two chair,
Wan stove, two table an' wan wife.
So for dees town, you bat my life,
I don'ta care!

I don'ta care for ceety street;
Eet smals not sweet.
But now I know how mooch eet's worth
To own som' leetla cleana earth,
To own som' air
Dat's sweet as wine upon da breath --
Here even eef I starve to death,
I don'ta care!





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