Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STORK VISITS A CABIN, by WILLIAM FRED SACHS First Line: Hop wid de banjo Last Line: I's twice-cum pappy. Subject(s): Babies; Infants | ||||||||
Hop wid de banjo, An' glide wid de tune. Open de door wide, An' let in de moon. Do yo' stuff, banjo, Sing high, strum low. Tell de whole plantation, What dis niggah know. Dey's hog head an' greens In de pot a-bilin'. I knows yo' kotch dat odah Fum de ways yo' smilin'. Wake up, banjo, tell wats new, Dat de long-legged bird, 'Stead of leavin' one Jes brung two. Lindy tuck yo'self 'neath Dem kivers an' res'. Laudy, how dem pickanninies Kin strum dat bres'. I's laughin' 'cause I's sho' am happy. I's singin' 'cause I's twice-cum pappy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER TO GALLANT FRANCE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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