Death & Dying
For Daughters of Magdalen
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
Ours is the ancient story:
Delicate flowers of sin,
Lilies, arrayed in glory,
That would not toil nor spin.
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For Daughters of Magdalen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/43/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For Daughters of Magdalen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/43/.
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