Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ME 'N JOHN, by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON


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First Line: Nigh erbout ten year ago this / comin' may
Last Line: "won't you p'int the day, maria?"
Subject(s): Happiness; Love; Joy; Delight


Nigh erbout ten year ago this
Comin' May,—
O I niver kin forgit the
Blessed day,—
Me 'n John wuz ridin' long,
En—I wonder ef 'twas wrong—
In er warm en narrer prisen
My han' lay inside er hissen.

The dog-wood platters shone ez
White ez snow;
The ole man's beard wuz wavin'
To en fro.
Me 'n John wuz mighty still
Ez the grey mare clum the hill,
En he whispered, edgin' nigher,
"Won't you p'int the day, Maria?"

The honey-suckle blushed er
Rosy red;
The trumpet-flower hearn the
Words he said.
Me 'n John wuz fur erway
Frum the worl' that blessed day;
Jess us two—en birds en flowers—
While the minutes grew to hours.

'Taint no matter ef it is er
Growin' late,
When two happy hearts tergether
Palpertate.
Me 'n John was still ez mice,
But we dwelt in paradise.
Sperits lighter than er feather,
Ez we jogged erlong tergether.

Nigh erbout ten year ago this
Comin' May,—
I kin smell them flowers like it
Wuz ter-day.
Me 'n John hev joy en woe,
Pain en pleasure ez we go;
But life's trials we kin weather
Whilst our hearts is boun' tergether.

Granny's grave lies over yonder
On the hill,
En our cripple boy is nigh her,
Col' en still.
Me 'n John, when work is done,
Kneels down thar at set er sun.
Ez the breeze goes floatin' by us,
Pears ter us like they is nigh us.

But we couldn't 'spect ter live
Withouten sorrer;
We kin never count erpon er
Comin' morrer.
Me 'n John knowed it wuz best
When them suff'rers went ter rest.
God tuck back what he had given,
Fur ter dwell with Him in heaven.

Nigh erbout ten year ago this
Comin' May,—
Now er gang er chillen roun' us
Romp en play.
Me 'n John is happy still
Ez when the grey mare clum the hill
En he whispered, edgin' nigher
"Won't you p'int the day, Maria?"





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