Religion
Mary, Mother of Christ
From Color (1925)
Religion
That night she felt those searching hands
Grip deep upon her breast,
She laughed and sang a silly tune
To lull her babe to rest;
That night she kissed his coral lips
How could she know the rest?
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “Mary, Mother of Christ.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/65/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “Mary, Mother of Christ.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/65/.
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