Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SEEKIN', by LOUISE AYRES GARNETT


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SEEKIN', by                    
First Line: Seekin', massa jesus
Last Line: Ligttime, too.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Seekin', Massa Jesus,
Seekin' fer ter fin' you,
Seekin' whar de hilltop's
Leanin' on de blue;
Seekin' in de valley
Whar de co'n am tosslin',
Hopin' fer ter see you
Walkin' in de dew.
Seekin', Massa Jesus,
Seekin' fer ter fin' you,
Seekin' in de nighttime,
Lighttime, too.

Seekin' in de riber
Whar de wabes am flowin',
Flowin' wid a music
All deir mighty own;
Seekin' in de whirlwin'
Sweepin' down f'om Jedgment;
Seekin' in de grabeya'd
Unnerneaf de stone.
Seekin', Massa Jesus,
Seekin' fer ter fin' you,
Seekin' in de nighttime,
Ligttime, too.

I'll know you, Massa Jesus,
W'en at las' I fin's you,
Know you by yer counternance
Reachin' thoo de gloam,
By yer trick o' lookin'
Lak ez ef you'd fotched me,
Fotched me back ter Heab'n
Whar I has a home.
Seekin', Massa Jesus,
Seekin' fer ter fin' you,
Seekin' in de nighttime,
Ligttime, too.





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