War is Kind & Other Lines by Stephen Crane

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Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War Is Kind
Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because the lover threw wild hands toward the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone, … Continue Reading …

What says the sea, little shell?
“What says the sea, little shell?
What says the sea?
Long has our brother been silent to us, … Continue Reading …

To the maiden
To the maiden
The sea was blue meadow,
Alive with little froth-people … Continue Reading …

A little ink more or less!
A little ink more or less!
I surely can’t matter?
Even the sky and the opulent sea, … Continue Reading …

Have you ever made a just man?
“Have you ever made a just man?”
“Oh, I have made three,” answered God,
“But two of them are dead, … Continue Reading …

I explain the silvered passing of a ship at night
I explain the silvered passing of a ship at night,
The sweep of each sad lost wave
The dwindling boom of the steel thing’s striving … Continue Reading …

I have heard the sunset song of the birches
“I have heard the sunset song of the birches,
A white melody in the silence,
I have seen a quarrel of the pines. … Continue Reading …

Fast rode the knight
Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword, … Continue Reading …

Forth went the candid man
Forth went the candid man
And spoke freely to the wind —
When he looked about him he was in a far strange country. … Continue Reading …

You tell me this is God?
You tell me this is God?
I tell you this is a printed list, … Continue Reading …

On the desert
On the desert
A silence from the moon’s deepest valley.
Fire rays fall athwart the robes … Continue Reading …

A Newspaper is a Collection of Half-Injustices
A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices
Which, bawled by boys from mile to mile,
Spreads its curious opinion … Continue Reading …

The Wayfarer
The wayfarer,
Perceiving the pathway to truth,
Was struck with astonishment. … Continue Reading …

A slant of sun on dull brown walls
A slant of sun on dull brown walls,
A forgotten sky of bashful blue.
Toward God a mighty hymn, … Continue Reading …

Once a man clambering to the housetops
Once a man clambering to the housetops
Appealed to the heavens.
With strong voice he called to the deaf spheres; … Continue Reading …

The successful man has thrust himself
The successful man has thrust himself
Through the water of the years,
Reeking wet with mistakes — … Continue Reading …

In the Night
In the night
Grey heavy clouds muffled the valleys,
And the peaks looked toward God alone. … Continue Reading …

The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top
Blood — blood and torn grass —
Had marked the rise of his agony —
This lone hunter. … Continue Reading …

The impact of a dollar upon the heart
The impact of a dollar upon the heart
Smiles warm red light,
Sweeping from the hearth rosily upon the white table, … Continue Reading …

A Man Said to the Universe
A man said to the universe:
“Sir I exist!” … Continue Reading …

When the prophet, a complacent fat man
When the prophet, a complacent fat man,
Arrived at the mountain-top, … Continue Reading …

There was a land where lived no violets
There was a land where lived no violets.
A traveller at once demanded : “Why?” … Continue Reading …

Ay, workman, make me a dream
Ay, workman, make me a dream,
A dream for my love. … Continue Reading …

Each small gleam was a voice
Each small gleam was a voice,
A lantern voice —
In little songs of carmine, violet, green, gold. … Continue Reading …

The trees in the garden rained flowers
The trees in the garden rained flowers.
Children ran there joyously.
They gathered the flowers … Continue Reading …

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