WIN' a-blowin' gentle so de san' lay low, San' a little heavy f'om de rain, All de pa'ms a-wavin' an' a-weavin' slow, Sighin' lak a sinnah-soul in pain. Alligator grinnin' by de ol' lagoon, Mockin'-bird a-singin' to be big full moon, 'Skeeter go a-skimmin' to his fightin' chune (Lizy Ann's a-waitin' in de lane!). Moccasin a-sleepin' in de cyprus swamp; Need n't wake de gent'man, not fu' me. Mule, you need n't wake him w'en you switch an' stomp, Fightin' off a 'skeeter er a flea. Florida is lovely, she 's de fines' lan' Evah seed de sunlight f'om de Mastah's han', 'Ceptin' fu' de varmints an' huh fleas an' san' An' de nights w'en Lizy Ann ain' free. Moon 's a-kinder shaddered on de melon patch; No one ain't a-watchin' ez I go. Climbin' of de fence so 's not to click de latch Meks my gittin' in a little slow. Watermelon smilin' as it say, "I 's free;" Alligator boomin', but I let him be, Florida, oh, Florida 's de lan' fu' me -- (Lizy Ann a-singin' sweet an' low). | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JUGGLING JERRY by GEORGE MEREDITH THE SUNDEW by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE MAKE FRIENDS by ALI IBN ABU TALIB PIONEERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN THE RUSSIAN STUDENT'S TALE by MATHILDE BLIND IN MEMORIAM: J. MACMEIKIN; DIED APRIL 1883 by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |