
Photo by Rev. M. L. 
Rousseve, S. V. D. 

Photo Courtesy George K. Small 
DR. J K. SMALL 
COLLECTING IRISES 
GARDEN 
Some wimmens. scrape dey yard 
wid a hoe, 
Sweep up de grass an’ de sand, 
Tote hit off in a ole tin tub 
From a yard as nekkid as yo’ 
hand. 
Me, now, I laks me a garden, 
Wid lots of bushes an’ shrubs, 
Beds edged round wid broke 
glassware 
An’ lil brown vinegar jugs. 
I laks my chikens to wash in de 
dust 
Under de pomegranate tree. 
De camomile settin’ in dat herb 
patch 
Makes mighty good camomile tea. 
I proud of my big fine garden, 
When dat ole sun headin’ west 
Shines up dat cullud glassware, 
Lak a pin on de garden’s breast. 
(Courtesy of Home Gardening for the South) 
yale 
