The sixth poem in our collection is "Spring in New Hampshire" by Claude McKay. We talked about this poem in class on Monday, October 25.Click here to read Mr. McKay's biography on poets.org. You can visit the poem on poets.org by clicking on its title (below).
by Claude McKay
Too green the springing April grass,
Too blue the silver-speckled sky,
For me to linger here, alas,
While happy winds go laughing by,
Wasting the golden hours indoors,
Washing windows and scrubbing floors.
Too wonderful the April night,
Too faintly sweet the first May flowers,
The stars too gloriously bright,
For me to spend the evening hours,
When fields are fresh and streams are leaping,
Wearied, exhausted, dully sleeping.
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