Old Man Say (Make Haste) Poem by Godfrey Morris

Old Man Say (Make Haste)

Rating: 5.0


The beast rest there!

Go before the night draw near

Before ill-times wake

Cause then, It may all be late

So lad make haste

- *Guh dear lad!

Before next day

Harken to what *dis old man say

Make hay my lad

Unless be sad

Say I, make haste

Don't make good times waste

It's a wild wild world

- out *deh mi lad

And di wolves dem *nat suh kine

Go on now *mi lad

*Mek haste before its night

And me sure all will be right



*guh - go *mek - make *mi - my
*deh - there * kine - kind *di - the
*nat suh - not so *me - i'm *dis - this


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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kolawole Ajao 03 July 2012

One of the best rhymes I have read on Poemhunter! Keep it up.

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Pheko Motaung 22 June 2012

The spirit of the land! A great wonderful poem! Yuh's brilliant.Thank you for capturing my heart

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Danny Draper 18 June 2012

A fine positive and inspiring piece sprinkled with vernacular dialect from it's origin, capturing the language and voice of the giver of such valuable wisdom.

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Godfrey Morris

Godfrey Morris

Kingston, Jamaica
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