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Poem
October 15, 1939
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
A dialect poem celebrating October's rural harvest: children with persimmons, finished cotton picking with hallelujahs, sweet scenes of courting couples on hayrides scented by coffee and shortening bread, and anticipation of bride Martha Loy under the harvest moon.
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OCR Quality
70%
Good
Full Text
OCTOBER
October - Dumb Dein
Runnin' the joy o' pumpkin and
oats strewn even on the ground
Grinnin' children th' 'simmons down:
Cotton pickers finished their run.
Singin' "Hallelujah, 'tis done."
October - ain't she sweet, -
Golden cornshocks bout her feet.
Yonder in love's endless day
Courtin' couples ridin' hay
An coffee's scentin' overhead
Where they're makin' up shortenin' bread.
October - Martha Loy
Next time's bride is comin' through.
With dimpled brown eyes sparklin' cheeks
I could kiss 'em forty weeks,
Tho' at the harvest moon I stare,
Praise God. I'm a millionaire.
October - Dumb Dein
Runnin' the joy o' pumpkin and
oats strewn even on the ground
Grinnin' children th' 'simmons down:
Cotton pickers finished their run.
Singin' "Hallelujah, 'tis done."
October - ain't she sweet, -
Golden cornshocks bout her feet.
Yonder in love's endless day
Courtin' couples ridin' hay
An coffee's scentin' overhead
Where they're makin' up shortenin' bread.
October - Martha Loy
Next time's bride is comin' through.
With dimpled brown eyes sparklin' cheeks
I could kiss 'em forty weeks,
Tho' at the harvest moon I stare,
Praise God. I'm a millionaire.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Love Courtship
Marriage Celebration
What keywords are associated?
October
Harvest
Cotton Pickers
Persimmons
Courting Couples
Shortening Bread
Harvest Moon
Bride
Poem Details
Title
October
Subject
October Harvest And Rural Romance
Key Lines
Singin' "Hallelujah, 'Tis Done."
Courtin' Couples Ridin' Hay
An Coffee's Scentin' Overhead
Where They're Makin' Up Shortenin' Bread.
Praise God. I'm A Millionaire.