Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, YALLER ROSES, by ELIZABETH THORNTON KOLTS


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YALLER ROSES, by                    
First Line: Honey, bring de yaller roses
Last Line: To de lonely heart dat grieves.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


Honey, bring de yaller roses
Laik de ones dat used to grow
In de ole Virginny garden --
Swingin' high, and swingin' low.

Pears dey tell to me de story
Ob de Souf-land far away
Where I heard de mock-bird singin' --
Nightingale, and noisy jay.

Den de cotton fields were whiter
Dan dis Norf-land's winter snow:
Bring along dem yaller roses --
Swingin' high, and swingin' low.

We will bunch dem up togedder
Wid de dewdrops on dey leaves --
Laik de tears dat bring de comfort
To de lonely heart dat grieves.





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