Mythology & Folklore
A Clandestine Letter
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Kind Miss: If I sent you a letter,
By de crickets,
Through de thickets,
How'd you answer better?
Kind Suh: I'd sen' you a letter,
By de mole,
Not to be tōl';
Fer dat's mō' secretter.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Clandestine Letter.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/202/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Clandestine Letter.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/202/.
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