Love

Sacrament

by Countee Cullen 1903–1946

From Color (1925)

Love

She gave her body for my meat,
Her soul to be my wine,
And prayed that I be made complete
In sunlight and starshine.

With such abandoned grace she gave
Of all that passion taught her,
She never knew her tidal wave
Cast bread on stagnant water.

MLA

Cullen, Countee. “Sacrament.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/58/.

Chicago

Cullen, Countee. “Sacrament.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/58/.

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