Poem-A-Day: December, 1919 by Claude McKay

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December, 1919  by Claude McKay     Last night I heard your voice, mother,       The words you sang to me When I, a little barefoot boy,       Knelt down against your knee. And tears gushed from my heart, mother,       And passed beyond its wall, But though the fountain reached my throat       The drops refused to fall. 'Tis ten years since you died, mother,       Just ten dark years of pain, And oh, I only wish that I       Could weep just once again.   Today's poem is in the public domain. Work by McKay Complete Poems December 4, 2012 Claude McKay, whose viewpoints and poetic achievements in the earlier part of the twentieth century set the tone for the Harlem Renaissance, was born on September 15, 1889 in Jamaica.  Related Poems Day of Grief by Gerald Stern Curtains by Ruth Stone In drear nighted December by John Keats Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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