<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477877" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Old Cabin</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">IN de dead of night I sometimes,<br>Git to t'inkin' of de pas' <br>An' de days w'en slavery helt me<br>In my mis'ry — ha'd an' fas'.<br>Dough de time was mighty tryin',<br>In dese houahs somehow hit seem<br>Dat a brightah light come slippin'<br>Thoo de kivahs of my dream.<br>An' my min' fu'gits de whuppins<br>Draps de feah o' block an' lash<br>An' flies straight to somep'n' joyful<br>In a secon's lightnin' flash.<br>Den hit seems I see a vision<br>Of a dearah long ago<br>Of de childern tumblin' roun' me<br>By my rough ol' cabin do'.<br>Talk about yo' go'geous mansions<br>An' yo' big house great an' gran',<br>Des bring up de fines' palace<br>Dat you know in all de lan'.<br>But dey's somep'n' dearah to me,<br>Somep'n' faihah to my eyes<br>In dat cabin, less you bring me<br>To yo' mansion in de skies.<br>I kin see de light a-shinin'<br>Thoo de chinks atween de logs,<br>I kin hyeah de way-off bayin'<br>Of my mastah's huntin' dogs,<br>An' de neighin' of de hosses<br>Stampin' on de ol' bahn flo',<br>But above dese soun's de laughin'<br>At my deah ol' cabin do'.<br>We would gethah daih at evenin',<br>All my frien's 'ud come erroun'<br>An' hit wan't no time, twell, bless you,<br>You could hyeah de banjo's soun'.<br>You could see de dahkies dancin'<br>Pigeon wing an' heel an' toe, — <br>Joyous times I tell you people<br>Roun' dat same ol' cabin do'.<br>But at times my t'oughts gits saddah,<br>Ez I riccolec' de folks,<br>An' dey frolickin' an' talkin'<br>Wid dey laughin' an' dey jokes.<br>An' hit hu'ts me w'en I membahs<br>Dat I'll nevah see no mo' <br>Dem ah faces gethered smilin'<br>Roun' dat po' ol' cabin do'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Paul+Laurence+Dunbar">Paul Laurence Dunbar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477877" data-title="The Old Cabin de Paul Laurence Dunbar" data-description="IN de dead of night I sometimes, Git to t'inkin' of de pas' An' de days w'en slavery helt me In my mis'ry — ha'd an' fas'. Dough de time was mighty tryin', In dese houahs somehow hit seem Dat a brightah light come slippin' Thoo de kivahs of my ..."></div> </div> </div>

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