Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LEF' DE OLE HOSS OUT, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: Tween de gusts ob de win' Last Line: Ter go ter bed ter res' an' leebe de ole hoss out? Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Cows | ||||||||
'TWEEN de gusts ob de win' Comes a winner an' a soun' Like de trampin' ob hoofs on de col', col' groun'. I'se 'spicious ob a staum, An' dere ain't no doubt But somebody's gone an' lef' de ole hoss out. I 'membah now de sheep Come a-runnin' to de shed, An' de ole bossie cow was a-standin' in 'er bed, An' de chickens on de roos'; But what was I 'bout When I done went to bed an' lef' de ole hoss out? Well, I mus'n lay heah An' hab de col' win's blow -- When de keyhole whistles dar's gwine ter come snow -- I jes' oughter 'rise An' wandah right out, An' cuah myself ob leebin' de ole hoss out. Mah goodness, what er night! Wondah what's dat soun'? Dat's de ole hoss, jes' comin' on de boun'. I 'se ashame' ob myse'f! Well, what was I 'bout, Ter go ter bed ter res' an' leebe de ole hoss out? | 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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