If there is a witness to my little life, (Stephen Crane Poem)
If there is a witness to my little life, To my tiny throes and struggles, He sees a fool; And ...
If there is a witness to my little life, To my tiny throes and struggles, He sees a fool; And ...
There was, before me, Mile upon mile Of snow, ice, burning sand. And yet I could look beyond all this, ...
A spirit sped Through spaces of night; And as he sped, he called, "God! God!" He went through valleys Of ...
You tell me this is God? I tell you this is a printed list, A burning candle, and an ass. ...
There was crimson clash of war. Lands turned black and bare; Women wept; Babes ran, wondering. There came one who ...
There was one I met upon the road Who looked at me with kind eyes. Her said, "Show me of ...
The trees in the garden rained flowers. Children ran there joyously. They gathered the flowers Each to himself. Now there ...
I walked in a desert. And I cried, "Ah, God, take me from this place!" A voice said, "It is ...
Supposing that I should have the courage To let a red sword of virtue Plunge into my heart, Letting to ...
The wayfarer, Perceiving the pathway to truth, Was struck with astonishment. It was thickly grown with weeds. "Ha," he said, ...
Two or three angels Came near to the earth. They saw a fat church. Little black streams of people Came ...
"Tell brave deeds of war." Then they recounted tales, -- "There were stern stands And bitter runs for glory." Ah, ...
Walking in the sky, A man in strange black garb Encountered a radiant form. Then his steps were eager; Bowed ...
I was in the darkness; I could not see my words Nor the wishes of my heart. Then suddenly there ...
"And the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the heads of the children, even unto the third and ...
Mystic shadow, bending near me, Who art thou? Whence come ye? And -- tell me -- is it fair Or ...
I stood upon a high place, And saw, below, many devils Running, leaping, and carousing in sin. One looked up, ...
"Think as I think," said a man, "Or you are abominably wicked; You are a toad." And after I had ...
"Truth," said a traveller, "Is a rock, a mighty fortress; Often have I been to it, Even to its highest ...
In the night Grey heavy clouds muffled the valleys, And the peaks looked toward God alone. "O Master that movest ...
God fashioned the ship of the world carefully. With the infinite skill of an All-Master Made He the hull and ...
Once I saw mountains angry, And ranged in battle-front. Against them stood a little man; Aye, he was no bigger ...
I looked here; I looked there; Nowhere could I see my love. And -- this time -- She was in ...
The ocean said to me once, "Look! Yonder on the shore Is a woman, weeping. I have watched her. Go ...
I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the ...
A god in wrath Was beating a man; He cuffed him loudly With thunderous blows That rang and rolled over ...
Places among the stars, Soft gardens near the sun, Keep your distant beauty; Shed no beams upon my weak heart. ...
Yes, I have a thousand tongues, And nine and ninety-nine lie. Though I strive to use the one, It will ...
Once there came a man Who said, "Range me all men of the world in rows." And instantly There was ...
Three little birds in a row Sat musing. A man passed near that place. Then did the little birds nudge ...
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