Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APPEARANCES, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: De man dat wahs de slickest tile Last Line: Yo' 's walkin' 'roun' behin'. Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Cows | ||||||||
DE man dat wahs de slickest tile Doan draw de bigges' check; De riches' lookin' kin' ob sile Doan yiel' de bigges' peck. De hoss dat's highes' in de pool Doan always win de race, Kase sometimes he's a little off, An' sometimes held fo' place. De bulldog wid de orn'ry jaw Ain' half so bad to meet As dat dar yaller mungril cur Dat's layin for yo' meat. De mooley cow dat hists her leg An' makes de milkmaid scream, Am jes' de bossie cow dat gives De riches' kin' ob cream. De mule dat hab de wicked eye Ain' half so bad, now min' -- Look out for dat ole sleepy mule Yo' 's walkin' 'roun' behin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHNNY SPAIN'S WHITE HEIFER by HAYDEN CARRUTH MARSHALL WASHER by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE COWS AT NIGHT by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE DUN COW AND THE HAG by NORMAN DUBIE THE BIRTHDAY COW by EVE MERRIAM COWS by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE PESSIMIST by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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