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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FREEDOM IN MAH SOUL, by DAVID WADSWORTH CANNON JR. First Line: Fo'ty acres jes' fo' me! Last Line: Freedom in mah soul. Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty | |||
Fo'ty acres jes' fo' me! And freedom in mah soul! Great pines lickin' up de sky, Hickories too and oaks so high, And freedom in mah soul! I can see it jes' as plain As if it all was done now. Fo'ty acres, mule an' plow -- Cabin big enuf fo' foah, Garden fo' mah own front do', And freedom in mah soul! Den we gotta dig a well Deep, so she'll be plenty cool, Next we're goin' to raise a church, And den, we'll build a school. Lawd, if dis ain't jes' too grand, Led us straight to de promised land, Freedom in mah soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER WESTERN TOWN by DAVID WADSWORTH CANNON JR. AN EXPATIATION ON THE COMBINING OF WEATHERS AT THIRTY .... by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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