Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ME AND MARY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: All my feelin's in the spring Last Line: "no more ""me and mary!" Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Birds; Love; Spring | ||||||||
ALL my feelin's in the Spring Gits so blame contrary, I can't think of anything Only me and Mary! "Me and Mary!" all the time, "Me and Mary!" like a rhyme, Keeps a-dingin' on till I'm Sick o' "Me and Mary!" "Me and Mary! Ef us two Only was together -- Playin' like we used to do In the Aprile weather!" All the night and all the day I keep wishin' thataway Till I'm gittin' old and gray Jes' on "Me and Mary!" Muddy yit along the pike Sence the Winter's freezin', And the orchard's back'ard-like Bloomin' out this season; Only heerd one bluebird yit -- Nary robin ner tomtit; What's the how and why of it? 'Spect it's "Me and Mary!" Me and Mary liked the birds -- That is, Mary sort o' Liked 'em first, and afterwards, W'y, I thought I'd ort 'o. And them birds -- ef Mary stood Right here with me, like she should -- They'd be singin', them birds would, All fer me and Mary. Birds er not, I'm hopin' some I can git to plowin'! Ef the sun'll only come, And the Lord allowin', Guess to-morry I'll turn in And git down to work ag'in; This here loaferin' won't win, Not fer me and Mary! Fer a man that loves, like me, And 's afeard to name it, Till some other feller, he Gits the girl -- dad-shame-it! Wet er dry, er cloud er sun -- Winter gone er jes' begun -- Outdoor work fer me er none, No more "Me and Mary!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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