Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALASKA'S NATIVE SON, by HATTIE M. D'ORSAY First Line: Would you know a little fellow Last Line: "he's a better boy than many, ""gunga din""!" Subject(s): Alaska | ||||||||
Would you know a little fellow Who is neither brown nor yellow Though of red and white He bears an equal strain? He wears overalls in summer -- Out hunting he's a hummer -- Just a parka shields him From the snow and rain. He can navigate a boat Or anything afloat -- Is no stranger to a fishwheel Or a gun. He totes home strings of fish Or rabbits -- if you wish. That handy, little dandy Native Son. A bear with cubs can't beat him Nor a college highbrow cheat him. He knows the way Of vagrant winds that blow. Even moose oft fail to scent him -- There's nothing seems to dent him; In God's vast universe he is not slow. Do not judge him, city-wise lad. His knowledge isn't half bad. To underrate his prowess were a sin. He can trade and sell his catches For cartridges and matches -- He's a better boy than many, "Gunga Din"! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIS DARK WATER by JOHN HAINES TO THE GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW IN ALASKA by JOHN BURROUGHS SUMMER MATANUSKA by LYDIA MAY KELLOGG HIS MISSION by JOHN BANISTER TABB THE MALAMUTE DOG OF ALASKA by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL THE LAST FRONTIER by MRS. HOWARD E. ZEHM LETTER TO MAXINE SULLIVAN by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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