Living

The Darky's Heaven

by Freeman E. Miller 1864–1951

From Oklahoma Sunshine (1905)

Living

I sho'ly doan't know
Whut soht ob a place
Dat de Lawd's fixin' so
Foh his own culled race;
But ef he "in dat day"
Wants de dahkeys ter catch,
Give 'em banjoes ter play
In a big millon patch!

Millon patch thet's so long
Dey can nevab git cross it,
En a feller not strong
Jes' purtendin' ter boss it;
Whar nebber's a dog
Ter molest whut yuh swipe,
En wharebber yuh jog
All de millons ah ripe!

MLA

Miller, Freeman E. “The Darky's Heaven.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_fe/103/.

Chicago

Miller, Freeman E. “The Darky's Heaven.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_fe/103/.

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