Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover.


The black Christ & other poems. With decorations by Charles Cullen (ed. 1929)

Countee Cullen Quotes

Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover.

Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover.

Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover.

Give but a grain of the heart's rich seed, Confine some under cover, And when love goes, bid him God-speed. And find another lover.