Living
Speak Softly
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Living
"Wus dat you spoke,
Or a fence rail broke?"
Br'er Rabbit say to de Jay
W'en you don't speak sof',
Yō' baits comes off;
An' de fish jes swim away.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Speak Softly.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/332/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Speak Softly.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/332/.
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