Mignonette
From an Old Garden
Mignonette
Lil Mis' Minnynette,settin' in de sun,She ain' 'complish nuffin muchwhen de day is done;But she th'ow huh lil w'ite han's outwid sech a pretty grace,She's allers gittin' gaddered upfo' Ole Mis's vase.
Virginia Woodward Cloud (1861–1938)
From an Old Garden
Mignonette
Lil Mis' Minnynette,settin' in de sun,She ain' 'complish nuffin muchwhen de day is done;But she th'ow huh lil w'ite han's outwid sech a pretty grace,She's allers gittin' gaddered upfo' Ole Mis's vase.