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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIME TO TINKER 'ROUN'!, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Summah's nice, wif sun a-shinin' Last Line: W'en dey 's time to tinker 'roun'! | |||
SUMMAH's nice, wif sun a-shinin', Spring is good wif greens and grass, An' dey 's some t'ings nice 'bout wintah, Dough hit brings de freezin' blas; But de time dat is de fines', Whethah fiel's is green er brown, Is w'en de rain 's a-po'in' An' deys time to tinker 'roun. Den you men's de mule's ol' ha'ness, An' you men's de broken chair. Hummin' all de time you 's wo'kin' Some ol' common kind o' air. Evah now an' then you looks out, Tryin' mighty ha'd to frown, But you cain't, you 's glad hit 's rainin', An' dey 's time to tinker 'roun'. Oh, you 'ten's lak you so anxious Evah time it so't o' stops. W'en hit goes on, den you reckon Dat de wet 'll he'p de crops. But hit ain't de crops you 's aftah; You knows w'en de rain comes down Dat 's hit 's too wet out fu' wo'kin', An' dey 's time to tinker roun'. Oh, dey 's fun inside de co'n-crib, An' dey 's laffin' at de ba'n; An' dey 's allus some one jokin', Er some one to tell a ya'n. Dah 's a quiet in yo' cabin, Only fu' de rain's sof' soun'; So you 's mighty blessed happy W'en dey 's time to tinker 'roun'! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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