Plantation echoes : $b a collection of original Negro dialect poems — John Shaqi
Plantation echoes : $b a collection of original Negro dialect poemsHenderson, Elliott Blaine
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Plantation echoes : $b a collection of original Negro dialect poems
Henderson, Elliott Blaine
American poetry -- African American authors; Dialect poetry, American
Good Bye, Honey, Good Bye 12
Whut We Gwine To Do 14
Kaze I kno’ I Kain’t Stop 16
Dahky Whut Yo’ Doin? 18
When De Fiah Am Kindlin’ Hot 20
Lammentation 22
When De Summah’s Dun Cum 23
The Coon’s Serenade 24
Blissful Anticipations 25
Pawson Johnson At Dinner 27
Go ’Way, Mah Honey 28
Brer Possum Declines 30
I Hain’t Foolin’ Honey 31
Sleep— 33
A Profuse Encomium 34
Peepin’ Th’ew De Husk 35
Axin’ Coon Cum Obeah 38
Hustle— 38
Go Sleep 40
Kase De Sun Am Sinkin’ 41
Soft Falls The Night 43
Git On Board, Chillun 44
Uncle Ned An’ De Mockin’ Bird 46
Po’ Li’l’ Rastus 48
Sambo’s Rain Philosophy 50
Jes’ Keep Er Lookin’ Up 51
Wished I’d Rode Mah Hoss 53
Eggs! Eggs!! Eggs!!! 54
It Am De Possum Time 55
Stick To Your Race 57
Memorial Day 58
Trussy’s Visit 60
Is Yo’ Lonesum, Honey? 64
Larn To He’p Yo’se’f 64
Courtin’ O’ De Phone 66
Lonesum Valley Christmas Tree 68
Yes, Wees Got Er Flag 72
Hi, Mistah Dahky 75
Dey’s Er Col’ Wave Breshin’ Nigh 77
Force Of Words 79
I Tol’ Yo’ So 80
The Passing Of Night 82
A Tale O’ Woe 83
Lullaby 84
The Exstacy of Uncle Joe 85
Keep Er Goin’ 87
Climin’ Up De Hill 88
Sistah Ruffle 90
The Gallant Blacks of San Juan Hill 93
WHEN THE MOON HANGS LOW.
A straying chicken
Lost from home
Bewildered, finds
Itself a-roam.
And innocently
Stalks the ground,
Not dreaming
That a coon’s around.
As evening’s shadows
Gently fall,
The chicken, lonesome,
Gives a call.
A coon steals out
Soft in the night,
To catch him
For his appetite.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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