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The Awakening

I did not know that life could be so sweet,I did not know the hours could speed so fleet,Till I knew you, and life was sweet again.The days grew brief with love and lack of pain—I was a slave a…

At the Tavern

A lilt and a swing,And a ditty to sing,Or ever the night grow old;The wine is within,And I ‘m sure ‘t were a sinFor a soldier to choose to be cold, my dear,For a soldier to choose to be cold.We…

At Sunset Time

Adown the west a golden glow Sinks burning in the sea,And all the dreams of long ago Come flooding back to me.The past has writ a story strange Upon my aching heart,But time has wrought a subtle change, My wounds…

At Night

Whut time ‘d dat clock strike? Nine? No—eight;I didn’t think hit was so late. Aer chew! I must ‘a’ got a cough,I raally b’lieve I did doze off— Hit’s mighty soothin’ to de tiah,A-dozin’ dis way by de fiah; Oo…

At Loafing-Holt

Since I left the city’s heatFor this sylvan, cool retreat,High upon the hill-side hereWhere the air is clean and clear,I have lost the urban ways.Mine are calm and tranquil days,Sloping lawns of green are mine,Clustered treasures of the vine;Long forgotten…

At Cheshire Cheese

When first of wise old Johnson taught,My youthful mind its homage brought,And made the pond’rous crusty sageThe object of a noble rage. Nor did I think (How dense we are!)That any day, however far,Would find me holding, unrepelled,The place that…

At Candle-Lightin’ Time

When I come in f’om de co’n-fiel’ aftah wo’kin’ ha’d all day,It ‘s amazin’ nice to fin’ my suppah all erpon de way;An’ it ‘s nice to smell de coffee bubblin’ ovah in de pot,An’ it ‘s fine to see…

Appreciation

My muvver’s ist the nicest one ‘At ever lived wiz folks;She lets you have ze mostes’ fun, An’ laffs at all your jokes.I got a ol’ maid auntie, too, The worst you ever saw;Her eyes ist bore you through and…

An Ante-Bellum Sermon

We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs, In dis howlin’ wildaness,Fu’ to speak some words of comfo’t To each othah in distress.An’ we chooses fu’ ouah subjic’ Dis—we’ll ‘splain it by an’ by;”An’ de Lawd said, ‘Moses, Moses,’ An’ de man…

Angelina

When de fiddle gits to singin’ out a ol’ Vahginny reel,An’ you ‘mence to feel a ticklin’ in yo’ toe an’ in yo’ heel;Ef you t’ink you got ‘uligion an’ you wants to keep it, too,You jes’ bettah tek a…