Death & Dying
For One Who Gayly Sowed His Oats
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
My days were a thing for me to live,
For others to deplore;
I took of life all it could give:
Rind, inner fruit, and core.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For One Who Gayly Sowed His Oats.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/40/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For One Who Gayly Sowed His Oats.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/40/.
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