Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PLANTATION DITTY, by FRANK LEBBY STANTON Poet's Biography First Line: De gray owl sings fum de chimbly top Last Line: "oh, wait, good lawd, 'twell ter-morror!" Subject(s): Southern States; South (u.s.) | ||||||||
De gray owl sing fum de chimbly top: "Who -- who -- is -- you-oo?" En I say: "Good Lawd, hit's des po' me, En I ain't quite ready fer de Jasper Sea; I'm po' en sinful, en you 'lowed I'd be; Oh, wait, good Lawd, 'twell ter-morror!" De gray owl sing fum de cypress tree: "Who -- who -- is -- you-oo?" En I say: "Good Lawd, ef you look you'll see Hit ain't nobody but des po' me, En I like ter stay 'twell my time is free; Oh, wait, good Lawd, 'twell ter-morror!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MYSTIC RIVER by GALWAY KINNELL ENTERING THE SOUTH by LUCILLE CLIFTON SNAPSHOTS OF THE COTTON SOUTH by FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS JULY IN GEORGY by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON O SOUTHLAND! by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MY SOUTH: 1. ON THE PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE MY SOUTH: 3. ON THE FARM by DONALD JUSTICE AN OLD BATTLE-FIELD by FRANK LEBBY STANTON |
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