The Mind
I. Black Riders came from the sea
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
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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Crane, Stephen. “I. Black Riders came from the sea.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/0/.
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Crane, Stephen. “I. Black Riders came from the sea.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/0/.
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