A Buckinghamshire Boy-Recited

Aye 'ee is fierce and hale.
Four mile to work,across the vale;
No slommakin' slattern 'ee,
Okkard as an itching flea.

Eee'd fetch hosses to boss's yard,
Garmed with mud,as thick as lard,
Cla'holt of 'em wiv a rope,
On is own,allus could cope.

Niver sees 'im vexed,or aggled,
Even if drenched and bedraggled;
In lightning 'e wore niver frit,
Though the whole sky wore fork-lit.

Grew peas that kidded well,
Allus 'ad a tale to tell.


Dialect from around Aylesbury Vale ,England in 1940's

Listen to me read this in this dialect on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007



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Date: 10/24/2009 5:59:00 AM
It's better late than never, they say. I finally have time to go back and read a few contest winners. I definitely did NOT want to miss out on this one. I know it has been awhile, but your dialect deserves praise!!! Congratulations, Brian, are still in order for your success in Deborah's dialect contest. Very creative! Smiling, Dane
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Date: 9/28/2009 9:51:00 AM
Nice work Brain and congrats on your success in the contest...Raul
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Date: 9/27/2009 9:29:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/27/2009 8:32:00 AM
Congratulations Brian on this winning poem of dialect. (Your entry was fun to read...and a little more "dignity" than my entry, which took a bit of courage to post! :) Well done!! ~ Carrie
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Date: 9/27/2009 6:39:00 AM
Congratulations Brian! I missed this one, glad to see it now - it reminds me of some of the people I met as a child They lived in the Chilterns, not far from the Bucks border. Deborah's right - several of my best poems have sunk without trace lately too. NP is swamped by postings of up to 30 by 1 poet at a time. Even Carol can't read 'em all!
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Date: 9/27/2009 5:30:00 AM
congrats Brian on this fantastic dialects imgery was great too it made me see me sitting on the docks listening to a story thanks for sharing and keep up the great work
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Date: 9/26/2009 6:08:00 PM
So glad and priveleged to read with wonderful..ripe..juicy...revealing piece..finally a bit of you! And then NO encouragement by comments...it makes one want to never try new things GAH!!! well I for one loved it! I could hear it, see the farm the sky the lightning! Congrads and thanks so much for letting me meet a bit of you. Light & Love
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