I Have a Rendezvous With Life

Countee Cullen 1903 (New York) – 1946 (New York City)



I have a rendezvous with Life,
In days I hope will come,
Ere youth has sped, and strength of mind,
Ere voices sweet grow dumb.
I have a rendezvous with Life,
When Spring's first heralds hum.
Sure some would cry it's better far
To crown their days with sleep
Than face the road, the wind and rain,
To heed the calling deep.
Though wet nor blow nor space I fear,
Yet fear I deeply, too,
Lest Death should meet and claim me ere
I keep Life's rendezvous.
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Submitted by halel on July 13, 2020

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Scheme AbcbAbdefeghih
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 437
Words 87
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

Countee Cullen

Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance. more…

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