The Poetry Corner

Dawn, Noon And Dewfall.

By James Whitcomb Riley

I. Dawn, noon and dewfall!Bluebird and robin Up and at it airly, and the orchard-blossoms bobbin'! Peekin' from the winder, half-awake, and wishin' I could go to sleep agin as well as go a-fishin'! II. On the apern o' the dam, legs a-danglin' over, Drowsy-like with sound o' worter and the smell o' clover: Fish all out a visitin' - 'cept some dratted minnor! Yes, and mill shet down at last and hands is gone to dinner. III. Trompin' home acrost the fields:Lightnin'-bugs a-blinkin' In the wheat like sparks o' things feller keeps a-thinkin': - Mother waitin' supper, and the childern there to cherr me! And fiddle on the kitchen-wall a-jist a-eechin' fer me!