Love

Intrigue VII. I heard thee laugh

by Stephen Crane 1871–1900

From War Is Kind (1899)

Love

I heard thee laugh,
And in this merriment
I defined the measure of my pain;
I knew that I was alone,
Alone with love,
Poor shivering love,
And he, little sprite,
Came to watch with me,
And at midnight,
We were like two creatures by a dead camp-fire.

MLA

Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue VII. I heard thee laugh.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/100/.

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Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue VII. I heard thee laugh.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/100/.

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