Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HONEY LAM, by MILDRED M. FORT First Line: Hush dat noise, an' don' yo' weep Last Line: Honey lam'. Subject(s): Babies; Parents; Infants; Parenthood | ||||||||
Hush dat noise, an' don' yo' weep, Honey Lam'; Honey Lam'; Shut dem eyes an' go to sleep, Honey Lam'. Yo' a rascal, goodness lan', Yo' tear roun' to beat de ban'; Mammy smack yo' wid dis han', Honey Lam'. Dah now, hush ma little baby, Honey Lam', Honey Lam', Mammy jes' a-foolin', maybe, Honey Lam'. Think she'd smack dis bressed chile? She don' care if he is wil', Hush ma baby, sleep a-while, Honey Lam'. Yo's yo' daddy's pride and joy, Honey Lam', Honey Lam', An' yo' mammy's black-eyed boy, Honey Lam'. Mammy rock yo' in huh a'm, An' she keep yo' safe from ha'm, Wid yo' daddy's rabbit cha'm, Honey Lam'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY PARENTS HAVE COME HOME LAUGHING by MARK JARMAN BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) by ROBINSON JEFFERS LOOKING IN AT NIGHT by MARY KINZIE THE VELVET HAND by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER CIVILIZING THE CHILD by LISEL MUELLER MISSING THE DEAD by LISEL MUELLER HOLY THURSDAY, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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