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. @3Seekin', Massa Jesus, Seekin' fer ter fin' you, Seekin' in de nighttime, Lighttime, too@1. 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. @3Seekin', Massa Jesus, Seekin' fer ter fin' you, Seekin' in de nighttime, Ligttime, too@1. 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. @3Seekin', Massa Jesus, Seekin' fer ter fin' you, Seekin' in de nighttime, Ligttime, too@1. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROBERT FROST RELATES THE DEATH OF THE TIRED MAN by LOUIS UNTERMEYER INSCRIPTIONS: 1. FOR A GROTTO by MARK AKENSIDE CYCLAMENS by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY EPISODE OF HANDS by HAROLD HART CRANE MISS KILMANSEGG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG: HER DEATH by THOMAS HOOD |