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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SLAVE MARRIAGE CEREMONY SUPPLEMENT, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: Dark an' stormy may come de wedder Last Line: She's now yo' own. Salute yo' bride Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;marriage;slavery; Negro Spirituals;weddings;husbands;wives;serfs | |||
Dark an' stormy may come de wedder; I jines dis he-male an' dis she-male togedder. Let none, but Him dat makes de thunder, Put dis he-male an' dis she-male asunder. I darfore 'nounce you bofe de same. Be good, go 'long, an' keep up yo' name. De broomstick's jumped, de worl's not wide. She's now yo' own. Salute yo' bride! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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