Poem A Day – Jan. 28, 2017
#MIDDLEBURY
Heritage
Claude McKay
Now the dead past seems vividly alive,
And in this shining moment I can trace,
Down through the vista of the vanished years,
Your faun-like form, your ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – July 11, 2016
#MIDDLEBURY
America
Claude McKay
Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,
And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth,
Stealing my breath of life, I will confess
I love this ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 20, 2016
Flame-Heart
Claude McKay
So much have I forgotten in ten years,
So much in ten brief years; I have forgot
What time the purple apples come to juice
And what month brings the shy forget-me-not;
Forgotten ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 14, 2015
Morning Joy
Claude McKay
At night the wide and level stretch of wold,
Which at high noon had basked in quiet gold,
Far as the eye could see was ghostly white;
Dark was the night save ... Continue Reading →
