| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| Spring in New Hampshire |
| | | Claude McKay (1890–1948) |
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| 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, | 5 |
| Washing windows and scrubbing floors. | |
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| Too wonderful the April night, | |
| Too faintly sweet the first May flowers, | |
| The stars too gloriously bright, | |
| For me to spend the evening hours, | 10 |
| When fields are fresh and streams are leaping, | |
| Wearied, exhausted, dully sleeping. | |
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