Waverley Turner Carmichael

Waverley Turner Carmichael (1888–?) was an African-American author. He was born in Snow Hill, Alabama. During the First World War he served with 92nd Infantry Division of the United States Army in France. After the war he worked as a clerk with the United States Postal Service in Boston.

A collection of his poetry was published as "From the heart of a folk" in 1918. His works are included in several anthologies of African-American verse.

He wrote:Keep Me, Jesus, Keep Me (poem)Winter is Coming (poem)

Keep Me, Jesus, Keep Me

Keep me 'neath Thy mighty wing,Keep me, Jesus, keep me;Help me praise Thy Holy name,Keep me, Jesus, keep me.O my Lamb, come, my Lamb,O my good Lamb,Save me, Jesus, save me. Hear me as I cry to Thee;Keep me, Jesus, keep me;May I that bright glory see;Keep me, Jesus, keep me.O my Lamb, my good Lamb,O my good Lamb,Keep me, Jesus, keep me.

Winter is Coming

De winter days are drawin' nighAn' by the fire I sets an' sigh;De nothe'n win' is blowin' cold,Like it done in days of old. De yaller leafs are fallin' fas',Fur summer days is been an' pas';The air is blowin' mighty cold,Like it done in days of old. De frost is fallin' on de gras'An' seem to say "Dis is yo' las'" --De air is blowin' mighty coldLike it done in days of old.

Further reading

* Wagner, Jean, "Black Poets of the United States."
* Edwards, William James, "Twenty Five Years in the Black Belt."