Langston Hughes' "Shepherd’s Song at Christmas"

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🗓️ 25 December 2018

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Merry Christmas and welcome to The Daily Poem! Today's poem is Langston Hughes' "Shepherd’s Song at Christmas".

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Daily Poem here on the Close Reeds Podcast Network.
0:08.5	I'm David Curran.
0:09.9	Today is December 25th.
0:11.8	Today's Christmas Day.
0:13.3	So Merry Christmas, and thank you for making this show a part of your Christmas festivities.
0:20.7	Today's poem is called Shepard's Song at Christmas, and it's by Langston Hughes.
0:27.6	Langston Hughes lived from 1902 to 1967.
0:30.6	He was a poet, activist, novelist, playwright, and he was from Joplin, Missouri,
0:35.6	but he made his career as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
0:39.5	in New York City.
0:41.5	Until recently, I didn't know this poem very well, but I think it's worth reading on
0:45.7	this Christmas Day.
0:47.7	So this is a shepherd's song at Christmas.
0:49.7	Look, they are the star.
0:54.0	I, among the least, will arise and take a journey to the east.
0:58.0	But what shall I bring as a present for the king?
1:02.0	What shall I bring to the manger?
1:04.0	I will bring a song, a song that I will sing a song for the king in the manger.
1:10.0	Watch out for my flocks. Do not let them stray. A song that I will sing a song for the king in the manger.
1:12.3	Watch out for my flocks.
1:14.3	Do not let them stray.
1:17.4	I'm going on a journey far, far away.
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