YOU'LL be wonderin' whut's de reason I 's a grinnin' all de time, An' I guess you t'ink my sperits Mus' be feelin' mighty prime. Well, I 'fess up, I is tickled As a puppy at his paws. But you need n't think I 's crazy, I ain' laffin' 'dout a cause. You 's a wonderin' too, I reckon, Why I does n't seem to eat, An' I notice you a lookin' Lak you felt completely beat When I 'fuse to tek de bacon, An' don' settle on de ham. Don' you feel no feah erbout me, Jes' keep eatin', an' be ca'm. Fu' I 's waitin' an' I 's watchin' 'Bout a little t'ing I see -- D' othah night I 's out a walkin' An' I passed a 'simmon tree. Now I 's whettin' up my hongry, An' I 's laffin' fit to kill, Fu' de fros' done turned de 'simmons, An' de possum 's eat his fill. He done go'ged hisse'f owdacious, An' he stayin' by de tree! Don' you know, ol' Mistah Possum Dat you gittin' fat fu' me? 'T ain't no use to try to 'spute it, 'Case I knows you 's gittin' sweet Wif dat 'simmon flavoh thoo you, So I 's waitin' fu' yo' meat. An' some ebenin' me an Towsah Gwine to come an' mek a call, We jes' drap in onexpected Fu' to shek yo' han', dat 's all. Oh, I knows dat you 'll be tickled, Seems lak I kin see you smile, So pu'haps I mought pu'suade you Fu' to visit us a while. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 32 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN TO THE BELOVED by ALICE MEYNELL A RECIPE FOR SALAD by SYDNEY SMITH KNOWLEDGE by HENRY DAVID THOREAU THE GLORIOUS TOUCHDOWN by GEORGE ADE THE ENEMY by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |