Chrismus Is A-comin’
"Chrismus Is A-comin'" captures the infectious excitement of Christmas building through winter frost and cold nights. Dunbar's speaker — a mother watching her sleeping child, nicknamed "my little lammy" — brims with secret joy over the gifts and celebrations she has planned. Through vivid dialect verse, the poem layers seasonal imagery of snow, banjo music, dancing, and holiday feasting against the chill, insisting that the coming week belongs entirely to the community celebrating together.
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