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For a Pessimist by Countee Cullen
12022-01-08T09:09:16-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12131plain2022-01-08T09:09:16-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1He wore his coffin for a hat, Calamity his cape, While on his face a death's-head sat And waved a bit of crape.
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12022-01-08T09:46:54-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Countee Cullen, "Color" (full text) (1925)Amardeep Singh8Full text of book of poetry published by Countee Cullen, 1925plain2022-08-03T16:23:59-04:0001/01/1925Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1