Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JACK FROST AT BEDTIME, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR


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First Line: Angels is a-mindin' you, my baby
Last Line: Picturs on de winder wid his bref.
Subject(s): Winter


Angels is a-mindin' you, my baby,
Keep'n off de Bad Man in de night.
Whut de use o' bein' skeered o' nuffin'?
You don't fink de da'kness gwine to bite?
Whut de crackin' sound you hyeah erroun' you?
Lawsy, chile, you tickles me to def --
Dat's de man what brings de frost', a-paintin'
Picturs on de winder wid his bref.





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