Vanity of vanities,
All is vanity; yea,
Even the rod He flayed you with
Crumbled and turned to clay.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
Author
Countee Cullen
Born on May 30, 1903, in New York City, Countee Cullen was one of the most important voices of the Harlem Renaissance
Date Published
01/01/1925