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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JULY IN GEORGY, by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I'm back down in ole georgy w'ere de sun is / shinin' hot Last Line: Shade. Subject(s): Georgia (state); Nature; Southern States; South (u.s.) | |||
I'm back down in ole Georgy w'ere de sun is shinin' hot, W'ere de cawn it is a-tasslin', gittin' ready fu' de pot; W'ere de cott'n is a-openin' an' a-w'itenin' in de sun, An' de ripenin' o' de sugah-cane is mighty nigh begun. An' de locus' is a-singin' f'om eveh bush an' tree, An' you kin heah de hummin' o' de noisy bum- blebee; An' de mule he stan's a-dreamin' an' a-dreamin' in de lot, An' de sun it is a-shinin' mighty hot, hot, hot. But evehbody is a-restin', fu' de craps is all laid by, An' time fu' de camp-meetin' is a-drawin' purty nigh; An' we's put away de ploughshare, an' we's done hung up de spade, An' we's eatin' watermelon, an' a-layin' in de shade. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MYSTIC RIVER by GALWAY KINNELL ENTERING THE SOUTH by LUCILLE CLIFTON SNAPSHOTS OF THE COTTON SOUTH by FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS O SOUTHLAND! by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MY SOUTH: 1. ON THE PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE MY SOUTH: 3. ON THE FARM by DONALD JUSTICE MY SOUTH: 4. ON THE TRAIN, HEADING NORTH THROUGH FLORIDA ... by DONALD JUSTICE THE WHITE WITCH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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