ALL de night long twell de moon goes down, Lovin' I set at huh feet, Den fu' de long jou'ney back f'om de town, Ha'd, but de dreams mek it sweet. All de night long twell de break of de day, Dreamin' agin in my sleep, Mandy comes drivin' my sorrers away, Axin' me, "Wha' fu' you weep?" All de day long twell de sun goes down, Smilin', I ben' to my hoe, Fu' dough de weddah git nasty an' frown, One place I know I kin go. All my life long twell de night has pas' Let de wo'k come ez it will, So dat I fin' you, my honey, at las', Somewhaih des ovah de hill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DARKNESS IS THINNING by GREGORY I TO WORDSWORTH by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS EPITHALAMIUM by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN TO MY MOTHER by EDGAR ALLAN POE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 11 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |