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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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FEAST

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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drank at every vine.The last was like the first.I came upon no wineSo wonderful as thirst. I gnawed at every root.I ate of every plant.I came upon no fruitSo wonderful as want. Feed the grape and beanTo the vintner and monger;I will lie down leanWith my thirst and my hunger.
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