A Letter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEECCFFGGHHIICC JKLLMNOOGGCCCCCCPPQR MM| Dear Miss Lucy I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis | A |
| But dis writin' 's mighty tejous an' you know jes' how it is | B |
| But I 's got a little lesure so I teks my pen in han' | C |
| Fu' to let you know my feelin's since I retched dis furrin' lan' | C |
| I 's right well I 's glad to tell you dough dis climate ain't to blame | D |
| An' I hopes w'en dese lines reach you dat dey 'll fin' yo' se'f de same | D |
| Cose I 'se feelin kin' o' homesick dat 's ez nachul ez kin be | E |
| Wen a feller 's mo'n th'ee thousand miles across dat awful sea | E |
| Don't you let nobidy fool you 'bout de ocean bein' gran' | C |
| If you want to see de billers you jes' view dem f'om de lan' | C |
| 'Bout de people We been t'inkin' dat all white folks was alak | F |
| But dese Englishmen is diffunt an' dey 's curus fu' a fac' | F |
| Fust dey's heavier an' redder in dey make up an' dey looks | G |
| An' dey don't put salt nor pepper in a blessed t'ing dey cooks | G |
| Wen dey gin you good ol' tu'nips ca'ots pa'snips beets an' sich | H |
| Ef dey ain't some one to tell you you cain't 'stinguish which is which | H |
| Wen I t'ought I 's eatin' chicken you may b'lieve dis hyeah 's a lie | I |
| But de waiter beat me down dat I was eatin' rabbit pie | I |
| An' dey 'd t'ink dat you was crazy jes' a reg'lar ravin' loon | C |
| Ef you 'd speak erbout a 'possum or a piece o' good ol' coon | C |
| O hit's mighty nice dis trav'lin' an' I 's kin' o' glad I come | J |
| But I reckon now I 's willin' fu' to tek my way back home | K |
| I done see de Crystal Palace an' I 's hyeahd dey string band play | L |
| But I has n't seen no banjos layin' nowhahs roun' dis way | L |
| Jes' gin ol' Jim Bowles a banjo an' he 'd not go very fu' | M |
| 'Fo' he 'd outplayed all dese fiddlers wif dey flourish and dey stir | N |
| Evahbiddy dat I 's met wif has been monst'ous kin an' good | O |
| But I t'ink I 'd lak it better to be down in Jones's wood | O |
| Where we ust to have sich frolics Lucy you an' me an' Nelse | G |
| Dough my appetite 'ud call me ef dey was n't nuffin else | G |
| I 'd jes' lak to have some sweet pertaters roasted in de skin | C |
| I 's a longin' fu' my chittlin's an' my mustard greens ergin | C |
| I 's a wishin' fu' some buttermilk an' co'n braid good an' brown | C |
| An' a drap o' good ol' bourbon fu' to wash my feelin's down | C |
| An' I 's comin' back to see you jes' as ehly as I kin | C |
| So you better not go spa'kin' wif dat wuffless scoun'el Quin | C |
| Well I reckon I mus' close now write ez soon's dis reaches you | P |
| Gi' my love to Sister Mandy an' to Uncle Isham too | P |
| Tell de folks I sen' 'em howdy gin a kiss to pap an' mam | Q |
| Closin' I is deah Miss Lucy Still Yo' Own True Lovin' Sam | R |
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| P S Ef you cain't mek out dis letter lay it by erpon de she'f | M |
| An' when I git home I 'll read it darlin' to you my own se'f | M |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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