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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RUSTIC SONG, by ANTHONY C. DEANE First Line: Oh, I be vun of the useful troibe Last Line: Be properly mixed with ma vowels! | |||
Oh, I be vun of the useful troibe O' rustic volk, I be; And writin' gennelmen dü descroibe The doin's o' such as we; I don't knaw mooch o' corliflower plants, I can't tell 'oes from trowels, But 'ear me mix ma consonants, An' moodle oop all ma vowels! I talks in a wunnerful dialect That vew can hunderstand, 'Tis Yorkshire-Zummerzet, I expect, With a dash o' the Oirish brand; Sometimes a bloomin' flower of speech I picks from Cockney spots, And when releegious truths I teach, Obsairve ma richt gude Scots! In most of the bukes, 'twas once the case I 'adn't got much to do, I blessed the 'eroine's purty face, An' I seèd the 'ero through; But now, I'm juist a pairsonage! A power o' bukes there be Which from the start to the very last page Entoirely deal with me! The wit or the point o' what I spakes Ye've got to find if ye can; A wunnerful difference spellin' makes In the 'ands of a competent man! I mayn't knaw mooch o' corliflower plants, I mayn't knaw 'oes from trowels, But I does ma wark, if ma consonants Be properly mixed with ma vowels! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RURAL BLISS by ANTHONY C. DEANE THE BALLAD OF THE BILLYCOCK by ANTHONY C. DEANE THE SITTING by CECIL DAY LEWIS SEA GODS: 1 by HILDA DOOLITTLE GRAND IS THE SEEN by WALT WHITMAN EPITAPH ON CHARLES II by JOHN WILMOT BLESSING THE LIGHTS by ALTER ABELSON TASTE, AN EPISTLE TO A YOUNG CRITIC by JOHN ARMSTRONG AN INVOCATION by ISIDORE G. ASCHER |
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