Maggie Pogue Johnson Poems

[At Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, one of the famous resorts of the South, may be seen the historic
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I'se been upon de karpet,
Fo' lo, dese many days;
De men folks seem to sneer me,
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As we go about the toils of life,
As we witness each day, it's burdens and strife,
Thinking not of days of the future or past,
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Well, Teddy, I have found you,
It's been one week to-day
Since I missed you, Teddy dear,
While in the yard at play.
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As my mind in fancy wanders,
While we figure on Life's stage,
While in queries deep we ponder,
O'er the past years ripe with age;
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When are the children all happy and gay?
When do they ne'er grow tired of play?
When do their mouths seem like bells in chimes?
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Thanksgibin' day am now at han'
In my imagination,
I see de tuckies take a stan'
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Well, well, you's cum at las'—
Cum in and hab dis seat;
Walkin's sich a tiresom' tas'
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[The returned missionary, who spent twenty years in Africa.]
On, on to the darkest continent,
As the Adriatic sailed,
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[Read at the dedication of the new Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Staunton, Va.]
What means this vast assemblage here,
Of people great and grand,
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