Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
Who Is That A-walking in the Corn?Fenton Johnson
From “Three Negro Spirituals”
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I have looked to East and looked to West
But nowhere could I find Him who walks
Master’s cornfield in the morning.
Is it Joshua, the son of Nun?—
Or King David come to fight the giant
Near the cornfield in the morning?
Is it Peter jangling Heaven’s keys?—
Or old Gabriel come to blow his horn
Near the cornfield in the morning?
I have looked to East and looked to West
But nowhere could I find Him who walks
Master’s cornfield in the morning.