Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SUMMER NIGHT, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR


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First Line: Summah is de lovin' time
Last Line: Night-time beats de day!
Subject(s): Summer


SUMMAH is de lovin' time --
Do' keer what you say.
Night is allus peart an' prime,
Bettah dan de day.
Do de day is sweet an' good,
Birds a-singin' fine,
Pines a-smellin' in de wood, --
But de night is mine.

Rivah whisperin' "howdy do,"
Ez it pass you by --
Moon a-lookin' down at you,
Winkin' on de sly.
Frogs a-croakin' f'om de pon',
Singin' bass dey fill,
An' you listen way beyon'
Ol' man whippo'will.

Hush up, honey, tek my han',
Mek yo' footsteps light;
Somep'n' kin' o' hol's de lan'
On a summah night.
Somep'n' dat you nevah sees
An' you nevah hyeahs,
But you feels it in de breeze,
Somep'n' nigh to teahs.

Somep'n' nigh to teahs? dat's so;
But hit's nigh to smiles.
An' you feels it ez you go
Down de shinin' miles.
Tek my han', my little dove;
Hush an' come erway --
Summah is de time fu' love,
Night-time beats de day!





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