Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HUCCUM IT SO, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: Huccum de cows so early home Last Line: I tole yo' I don't know. Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Chicago | ||||||||
HUCCUM de cows so early home, Befo' de milkin' houah? Bekase dey hyard it thundah, an' Knew las' night's milk was souah. Huccum de she cat in de bahn, Up in de ole hay mow? Bekase she's intuhrested some In raisin' kittens now. Huccum de darkes' hoss to win Dat great big derby race? Bekase he had de stuff in him An' wasn't held fo' place. Huccum dat sobah bank casheah To pack his trunk and get? Bekase he knew dat Montreal Laid ovah Joliet. Huccum dat gal so shapely Dat fas' nates ebery lad? Bekase she's got de sugah An' knows jes' how to pad. Huccum dat han'some No'th Side girl To make de public scoff? Bekase her uppah story it Was jes' a little off. Huccums de eyarf a shakin' up An' scarin' people so? Bekase dat's jes' how Belzebub Remin's us ob below. Huccums de trees a-glis'nin' an' De grass all wet wid dew? Bekase why, chile, de atmosfeah Had nuffin' else to do. Huccum dese metafizicks A-healin' people so? Don't ask me no mo' questions, chile, I tole yo' I don't know. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...METAMORPHOSES: 3. THE RE-BIRTH OF VENUS by GEOFFREY HILL FOR THE NEW WORLD by EDWARD HIRSCH WHEN SKYSCRAPERS WERE INVENTED IN CHICAGO by EDWARD HIRSCH A GUY I KNOW ON 47TH AND COTTAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 2. ILLINOIS by CLARENCE MAJOR THE EXPANDED COMPOSITION by CLARENCE MAJOR THE SEVEN CITIES OF AMERICA by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CHICAGO CABARET by KENNETH REXROTH THE PESSIMIST by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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