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Poetry Library

— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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Engaged in or ready for action; characterized by energetic work, thought, or speech.

“The students were very active in class discussions, asking many thoughtful questions.”

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AUTUMN CHANT

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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ow the autumn shuddersIn the rose’s root.Far and wide the laddersLean among the fruit. Now the autumn clambersUp the trellised frame,And the rose remembersThe dust from which it came. Brighter than the blossomOn the rose’s boughSits the wizened, orange,Bitter berry now; Beauty never slumbers;All is in her name;But the rose remembers
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