Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY WHITE BREAD, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dem good old days done past and Last Line: Says a-eatin' my white braid! Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Bread; Night; Past; Bedtime | ||||||||
DEM good old days done past and gone In old Ca'line wha I wuz bo'n W'en my old Misst'ess she fust sayd, "Yo's a-eatin' yo' white braid!" Oh, dem's de times uts done gone by W'en de nights shine cla, an' de coon clim' high, An' I sop my soul in 'possum-pie, Das a-eatin' my white braid! It's dem's de nights ut I cross my legs An' pat de flo' ez I twis' de pegs O' de banjo up twil de gals all sayd, "Yo's a-eatin' yo' white braid!" Oh, dem's de times ut I usen fo' to blow On de long reeds cut in de old by-o, An' de frogs jine in like dey glad fo' to know I's a-eatin' my white braid. An' I shet my eyes fo' to conjuh up Dem good ole days ut fills my cup Wid de times ut fust ole Misst'ess sayd, "Yo's a-eatin' yo' white braid!" Oh, dem's de dreams ut I fines de best; An' bald an' gray ez a hornet's nest, I drap my head on de good Lord's breast, Says a-eatin' my white braid! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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