[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in Doreen (1917).] Possum Jist ’ere it gripped me, on a sudden, like a red-’ot knife. I wus diggin’ in the garden, talkin’ pleasant to me wife, When it got me good an’ solid, an’ I fetches out a yell, An’ curses soft … [Read more...] about Possum [poem by C. J. Dennis]
Doreen (C. J. Dennis 1917)
Vi’lits [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in Doreen (1917).] Vi’lits I wus pickin’ gipsy vi’lits fer to try an’ square Doreen. We ’ad words . . . about pianners — fer she wants one awful keen — ’Igh words, about ’igh-toned idears — an’, like a love-sick … [Read more...] about Vi’lits [poem by C. J. Dennis]
Logic and Spotted Dog [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in Doreen (1917).] Logic and Spotted Dog “Unless you ’ide that axe,” she sez, “’E’ll ’urt ’imself reel bad. An’ after all — Now, Bill, don’t cry! — that trouble that I’ve ’ad, Wiv ’im thro’ croop an’ whoopin’ corf, ’e … [Read more...] about Logic and Spotted Dog [poem by C. J. Dennis]
Washing Day [poem by C. J. Dennis]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in Doreen (1917).] Washing Day The little gipsy vi’lits, they wus peepin’ thro’ the green As she come walkin’ in the grass, me little wife, Doreen. The sun shone on the sassafras, where thrushes sung a bar. — The ’ope … [Read more...] about Washing Day [poem by C. J. Dennis]
Doreen [by C. J. Dennis, 1917]
[Editor: This booklet by C. J. Dennis was published in 1917. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] Doreen By C. J. Dennis Washing Day Logic and Spotted … [Read more...] about Doreen [by C. J. Dennis, 1917]