Morning Glories

Virginia Woodward Cloud (1861–1938)

From an Old Garden

Morning-Glories

De Mo'nin'-Glo'y ladies,dey's de 'ticulares' ob de lot,Dey nebber shows dey faceswhen de sun grows hot;Dey got sech nice complexionsa-washin' wid de dew,—Mis' Pink en Mis" Wite,Mis' Pupple en Mis' Blue.Dey's pow'ful skeered o' gettin'all freckled wid de sun,En dey don't hol' up dey haids'tel anudder day's begun;But dey allers mines dey manners,a-cutsyin' ter you,—Mis' Pink en Mis' W'ite,Mis' Pupple en Mis' Blue.