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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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THE WOOD ROAD

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Edna St. Vincent Millay·1892–1950
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f I were to walk this wayHand in hand with Grief,I should mark that maple-sprayComing into leaf.I should note how the old burrsRot upon the ground.Yes, though Grief should know me hersWhile the world goes round,It could not in truth be saidThis was lost on me;A rock-maple showing red,Burrs beneath a tree.
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