Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SUITOR, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Miss marfy sco'n young isaac so Last Line: By a good ol' hick'ry fiah. Subject(s): Courtship | ||||||||
Miss Marfy sco'n young Issac so, He swaih he sholy die; He stan' befo huh cabin do', An' hol' his hea't an' sigh. Oh, swing yo' lady roun' and roun', An' grant huh gent' man's grace; Fu' dey's a smile behine de frown On evah lady's face. Miss Marfy cas' huh mantle down; Young Issac tek it up. De smile hit chase erway huh frown; She ax him in to sup. Miss Marfy drap huh han'kerchuh; Young Issac pick it up. He say he didn't need wid huh No sugah in his cup. Miss Marfy talk; young Issac smile, An' mos' fu'git to eat, An' kind o' back'ard aftahw'ile He daihed to call huh sweet. Young Issac ain't a-sighin' now, He swaihs he nevah did; He lookin' fu' a' o'ange bough To deck Miss Marfy wid. Oh, swing yo' lady roun' an' roun', An' grant huh gent'man's grace; Fu' dey's a smile behine de frown On evah lady's face. Mebbe some one comes to jine you; Well, dat's good, but not de bes', Less'n dat you's kind o' lonesome, Er ain't honin' fu' de res'. Den you wants to tell a sto'y, Er you wants to hyeah de news Kind o' hald tol', while you's stealin' Ev'y now an' den a snooze. W'en you's tiahed out a-hoein', Er a-followin' de plow, Whut's de use of des a-fallin' On yo' pallet lak a cow? W'y, de fun is all in waitin' In de face of all de tiah, An' a-dozin' an' a-drowsin' By a good ol' hick'ry fiah. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS YOU WALK OUT ONE MORNING by GLYN MAXWELL TALE OF THE MAYOR'S SON by GLYN MAXWELL THE RIVALS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MARJORIE'S WOOING by EMMA LAZARUS THE FORTUNATE SPILL by MARILYN NELSON REQUEST TO LEDA by DYLAN THOMAS A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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