from Third-Collection Poems with phonemic transcripts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2018
NOW the yollow zun, a-runnën
Daily round a smaller bow, arc
Still wi’ cloudless sky's a-zunnèn
All the sheenèn land below. shining
Vewer blossoms now do blow, bloom
But the fruit's a-showèn
Reds an’ blues, an’ purple hues,
By the leaves a-glowèn.
Now the childern be a-pryèn
Roun’ the berried bremble-bow,
Zome a-laughèn, woone a-cryèn one
Vor the slent her frock do show. tear
Bwoys be out a-pullèn low
Slooe-boughs, or a-runnèn sloe-
Where, on zides of hazzle-wrides, hazel-clumps
Nuts do hang a-zunnèn.
Where do reach roun’ wheat-ricks yollow
Oves o’ thatch, in long-drawn ring, eaves
There, by stubbly hump an’ hollow,
Russet-dappled dogs do spring.
Soon my apple-trees wull fling
Bloomèn balls below em,
That shall hide, on ev'ry zide
Ground where we do drow em.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.