Introductory Letter Okie Aaron Poem by Pleasant Dabbs

Fer awl ewe hoo r won-drin watts ‘dis awl abowt,
Eye-m right-in a ladder inna gnu lan-go-itch.
Itsa culled ‘Air-In O-kee'.

Ewe unna-stan eats a gnu tung,
Knot won dats ben spoak-inn bee-four.
Sew ewe awl gotta st-hart frum skrach
'N lurn wit mi (do re)hell-pun ewe.
Dats awl-rite. Eye-m a gud teech-ur.
‘N ewe-ll lub m-eye klas.
Whale, hear goze…

Da furs ting ewe gotta due iz
Trow aweigh awl da rools ‘bout spale-inn
‘N pun-chew-ate-shun. Dere's know rools.
Eats awl awn howe ewe feal ‘bout tings.
If'n eat feals gud two ewe den rite eat town.
Own-lee da bet-her ed-you-kated pipple
Wil unnastan ewe. Alla da udders wil hafta lurn
Frum ewe da teech-her. ‘N ewe maque-up da rools.
Sew ewe kun rilly dew whatcha wunna dew
Wid-owt whirry-ing watts rite-n-rong.
Kool huh!

Da secun ting iz ya gotta putt two-gather
A-gnu dick-shun-airy wid awl da gnu wurds innit.
Sew da pipple tay-kin ur klas cun lukup da wurds
N dere minning. Den ewe gotta inn-clued a chap-tur
Awn punch-ewe-a-shun sew pipple'll no howda
prunnouns da wurds gud. Den ewe gotta putt sum
Sin-know-nems sew da pipple'll no udder wurds
Dat hab da say-m minning.
Aft-turr awl dat, ewe-r riddy 2 st-hart.

Naow too bag-inn ur mishun ewe wanna git
Sum gud teechers two hillp ewe spred da langowitch
Arown. ‘N seat upp sum gud skools awl ober da nashun.
Den ewe gotta inn -core-pour-eight & beecum a-bik
Chane liek Wall-Marred oar KossKo oar sumpin' liek dat.

Nex ting iz dat inn tadeys wurld ewe godda fine
A come-pewt-er Geek two right a purrow-graham
Onna come-pewt-er inna gnu lan-go-itch
Sew da stew-dunts cun reed, right & studee awn
Dere oan. ‘N dew hoam-wirk. ‘N it'ed shore bee
A-laught bitter iff der wer sum boocks ritten inna
Gnu lan-go-witch. Dattid gib da gnu stewdunts
A bitter weigh two lurn kwiklee.

Dis iz jes da big inning. Weight fer moor two cumm lay-der.



c aaron