Honey When de man Calls out de las' train You're gonna ride, Tell him howdy. Gather up yo' basket An' yo knittin' an' yo' things, An' go on up an' visit Wid frien' Jesus fo' a spell. Show Marfa How to make yo' greengrape jellies, An' give po' Lazarus A passel of them Golden Biscuits. Scald some meal Fo' some rightdown good spoonbread Fo' li'l box-plunkin' David. An' sit aroun' An' tell them Hebrew Chillen All yo' stories . . . Honey Don't be feared of them pearly gates, Don't go 'round to de back, No mo' dataway Not evah no mo'. Let Michael tote yo' burden An' yo' pocketbook an' evah thing 'Cept yo' Bible, While Gabriel blows somp'n Solemn but loudsome On dat horn of his'n. Honey Go Straight on the de Big House, An' speak to yo' God Widout no fear an' tremblin'. Then sit down An' pass de time of day awhile. Give a good talkin' to To yo' favorite 'postle Peter, An' rub the po' head Of mixed-up Judas, An' joke awhile wid Jonah. Then, when you gits de chance, Always rememberin' yo' raisin', Let 'em know youse tired Jest a mite tired. Jesus will find yo' bed fo' you Won't no servant evah bother wid yo' room. Jesus will lead you To a room wid windows Openin' on cherry trees an' plum trees Bloomin' everlastin'. An' dat will be yours Fo' keeps. Den take yo' time . . . Honey, take yo' bressed time. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE'S APOTHEOSIS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A SONG TO MITHRAS by RUDYARD KIPLING SUMMER DAWN by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) AN EPISTLE, FROM THE AUTHOR TO HIS SISTER by JOHN BYROM BALLAD. TO THE TUNE OF 'SALLY IN OUR ALLEY' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON WARNING; SUGGESTED BY THE CHRISTIANA (PA.) TREASON TRIALS by ALFRED GIBBS CAMPBELL UPON SOME ALTERATION IN MY MISTRESS, AFTER MY DEPARTURE INTO FRANCE by THOMAS CAREW |