Love

Pity the Deep in Love

by Countee Cullen 1903–1946

From Copper Sun (1927)

Love

(To Fiona)

Pity the deep in love;
They move as men asleep,
Traveling a narrow way
Precipitous and steep.
Tremulous is the lover’s breath
With little moans and sighs;
Heavy are the brimming lids
Upon a lover’s eyes.

MLA

Cullen, Countee. “Pity the Deep in Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/128/.

Chicago

Cullen, Countee. “Pity the Deep in Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/128/.

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