Death & Dying
For Joseph Conrad
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
Not of the dust, but of the wave
His final couch should be;
They lie not easy in a grave
Who once have known the sea.
How shall earth’s meagre bed enthrall
The hardiest seaman of them all?
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For Joseph Conrad.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/50/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For Joseph Conrad.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/50/.
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