10*KEY0 RUN |M
20MODE 128:VDU2
30VDU1,27,1,97,1,1:VDU1,27,1,69:VDU1,
27,1,119,1,1:REM Ctr-Emp-Hgt On
40VDU1,14:PRINT"Frettin"'
50VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM Hgt Off
60PRINT"by"'
70PRINT"Richard M Pek' Gunn"'
80:
90PRINT"I'se been frettin about de fu
ture"
100PRINT"And de things dat I'se been t
old;"
110PRINT"'Bout what happens to us folk
ses"
120PRINT"When we starts to gitting'old
."'
130:
140PRINT"But I took a little journey"
150PRINT"To de eastern part of state;"
160PRINT"Gazed at all that pretty scen
ery"
170PRINT"Til de time was gettin late."
'
180:
190PRINT"Sakes alive what gorgeous col
ors;"
200PRINT"Like de rainbow in de sky;"
210PRINT"I just cain't explain my feel
ins,"
220PRINT"But I couldn't help but cry."
'
230:
240PRINT"As I stared at dem big mounta
ins"
250PRINT"Trees and flowers everywhere;
"
260PRINT"From my heart there welled up
praises"
270PRINT"Cause my lord had put em ther
e."'
280:
290PRINT"Now, I'se aint frettin any lo
nger"
300PRINT"For there's one big thing dat
I see;"
310PRINT"If my good Lord made dem moun
tains"
320PRINT"He can shore take care of me.
"'
330:
340PRINT"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"'
350VDU1,15
360PRINT"Written in the vernacular of
the Tennessee Cotton Fields,"
370PRINT"'Frettin' uses simple languag
e to revently reflect on God's providenc
e."
390PRINT"It is one of Pek's best loved
poems and the one uses to close every p
resentation."'
410PRINT"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"
420VDU1,27,1,119,1,0::VDU1,18:REM Dble
Hht-Comp Off
430VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,97,1,0:REM E
mp-Ctr Off
440VDU3:END
450REM SAVE "FRETT"