Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOW TO EAT WATERMELONS, by FRANK LEBBY STANTON Poet's Biography First Line: When you slice a georgy melon you mus' know what you Last Line: De melon make fer me! Subject(s): Food & Eating; Watermelons | ||||||||
WHEN you slice a Georgy melon you mus' know what you is at An' look out how de knife is gwine in. Put one-half on dis side er you -- de yuther half on dat, En' den you gits betwixt 'em, en begin! Oh, melons! Honey good ter see; But we'en it comes ter sweetness, De melon make fer me! En den you puts yo' knife up, en you sorter licks de blade, En never stop fer sayin' any grace; But eat ontell you satisfy -- roll over in de shade, En sleep ontell de sun shine in yo' face! Oh, melons! Honey good ter see; But we'en it comes ter sweetness, De melon make fer me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE WATAH MELLEN SPLOSHUN by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING A LIZ-TOWN HUMORIST by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY THE BOYS' CANDIDATE by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY WORTERMELON TIME by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY IN THE VERY HEART by MARJORIE AGOSIN ODE TO THE WATERMELON by NEFTALI RICARDO REYES BASUALTO AN OLD BATTLE-FIELD by FRANK LEBBY STANTON |
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