English Poetry. Countee Cullen. Nocturne. Каунти Каллен.

Countee Cullen (Каунти Каллен)

Nocturne

Tell me all things false are true,
Bitter sweet, that fools are wise;
I will not doubt nor question you;
I am in a mood for lies.

Tell me all things ill turn good;
Thew and sinew will be stronger
Thriving on the deadly food
Life proffers for their hunger.

Paint love lovely, if you will;
Be crafty, sly, deceptive;
Here is fertile land to till,
Sun-seeking, rain-receptive.

Hold my hand and lie to me;
I will not ask you How nor Why;
I see death drawing nigh to me
Out of the corner of my eye.

Countee Cullen’s other poems:

1. That Bright Chimeric Beast
2. The Wakeupworld
3. From the Dark Tower
4. The Shroud of Color
5. Youth Sings a Song of Rosebuds

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

Madison Cawein (Мэдисон Кавейн) Nocturne (“A disc of violet blue”)

Arthur Guiterman (Артур Гитерман) Nocturne (“The three-toed tree-toad”)

Emily Johnson (Эмили Джонсон) Nocturne (“Night of Mid-June, in heavy vapours dying”)

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