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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POOR LIL' BRACK SHEEP, by ETHEL M. C. BRAZELTON First Line: Poor lil' brack sheep dat stray'd away Last Line: An' de lil' brack sheep -- is me! Subject(s): Religion; Sheep; Theology | |||
POOR LIL' BRACK SHEEP dat stray'd away, Done los' in de win' and rain, An' de Shepherd He say, "O hirelin', Go fin' my sheep again." An' de hirelin' frowns, "O Shepherd, Dat sheep am brack an' bad." But de Shepherd He smile like de lil' brack sheep Is de onliest lamb he had, Is de onliest lamb he had. An' he say, "O hirelin', hasten! For de win' an' de rain am col', And dat lil' brack sheep am lonesome Out dere so far from de fol'." An' de hirelin' frown, "O Shepherd, Dat sheep am ol' an' gray." But de Shepherd He smile like de lil' brack sheep Wuz fair as de break ob day, Wuz fair as de break ob day. An He say, "O hirelin', hasten! Lo, here is de ninety an' nine, But dere way off from de sheep fol' Is dat lil' brack sheep ob mine." An' de hirelin' frown, "O Shepherd, De rest ob de sheep am here." But de Shepherd He smile like de lil' brack sheep He hol' it de mostes' dear, He hol' it de mostes' dear. An' de Shepherd go out in de darkness, Where de night was col' an' bleak, An' de lil brack sheep He fin' it, An' lay it agains' His cheek. An' de hirelin' frown, "O Shepherd, Don't bring dat sheep to me." But de Shepherd He smile, an' He hol' it close, An' de lil' brack sheep -- is me! An' de lil' brack sheep -- is me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY THE BRIDGE: PROEM. TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE by HAROLD HART CRANE |
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