Poem: “Black riders came from the sea” by Stephen Crane

The Black Rider & Other Lines (1905)

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Black riders came from the sea

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Black riders came from the sea.
There was clang and clang of spear and shield,
And clash and clash of hoof and heel,
Wild shouts and the wave of hair
In the rush upon the wind:
Thus the ride of sin.

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