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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY MOTHER (2), by CLAUDE MCKAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Reg wished me to go with him to the field
Alternate Author Name(s): Edwards, Eli
Subject(s): Jamaica, West Indies; Mothers
First Line: Reg wished me to go with him to the field
Alternate Author Name(s): Edwards, Eli
Subject(s): Jamaica, West Indies; Mothers
The dawn departs, the morning is begun,
The trades come whispering from off the seas,
The fields of corn are golden in the sun,
The dark-brown tassels fluttering in the breeze;
The bell is sounding and the children pass,
Frog-leaping, skipping, shouting, laughing shrill,
Down the red road, over the pasture-grass,
Up to the school-house crumbling on the hill.
The older folk are at their peaceful toil,
Some pulling up the weeds, some plucking corn,
And others breaking up the sun-baked soil.
Float, faintly-scented breeze, at early morn
Over the earth where mortals sow and reap-
Beneath its breast my mother lies asleep
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