Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOOL-YOUNGENS, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Me an' bert' an' minnie-belle Last Line: An' ist choke a-laughin'. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Laughter; Trees; Wind | ||||||||
ME an' Bert an' Minnie-Belle Knows a joke, an' we won't tell! No, we don't -- 'cause we don't know Why we got to laughin' so; But we got to laughin' so, We ist kep' a-laughin'. Wind uz blowin' in the tree -- An' wuz only ist us three Playin' there; an' ever' one Ketched each other, like we done, Squintin' up there at the sun Like we wuz a-laughin'. Nothin' funny anyway; But I laughed, an' so did they -- An' we all three laughed, an' nen Squint' our eyes an' laugh' again: Ner we didn't ist p'ten' -- We wuz shore-'nough laughin'. We ist laugh' an' laugh', tel Bert Say he can't quit an' it hurt. Nen I howl, an' Minnie-Belle She tear up the grass a spell An' ist stop her yeers an' yell Like she'd die a-laughin'. Never sich fool-youngens yit! Nothin' funny, -- not a bit! -- But we laugh' so, tel we whoop' Purt' nigh like we have the croup -- All so hoarse we'd wheeze an' whoop An' ist choke a-laughin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE WIND by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN LEAF LITTER ON ROCK FACE by HEATHER MCHUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DAY THE WINDS by JOSEPHINE MILES VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN OH IT'S PRETTY WINDY OUTSIDE by LARRY EIGNER A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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