Po' lil' brack sheep dat strayed away, Done los' in de win' an' de rain- An' de Shepherd He say, "O, hirelin', Go fin' my sheep again." An' de hirelin' say, "O, Shepherd, Dat sheep am brack an' bad." But de Shepherd He smile, like dat lil' brack sheep Wuz de onliest lamb He had. An' de Shepherd go out in de darkness Where de night wuz col' and' bleak, An' dat lil' brack sheep, He fin' it An' lay it agains' His cheek. An' de hirelin frown, "O, Shepherd, Don' bring dat sheep to me!" But de Shepherd He smile, an' He hol' it close. An'-dat lil' brack sheep-wuz-me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BREAK, BREAK, BREAK by ALFRED TENNYSON IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 115 by ALFRED TENNYSON THE MYSTIC TRUMPETER by WALT WHITMAN THE SOLITARY REAPER by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE PHOENIX REBORN FROM ITS ASHES by LOUIS ARAGON POVERTY PARTS GUDE COMPANIE by JOANNA BAILLIE TO MRS. PRIESTLEY, WITH SOME DRAWINGS OF BIRDS AND INSECTS by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |