The Mind

XVII. There were many who went in huddled procession

by Stephen Crane 1871–1900

From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)

The Mind

There were many who went in huddled procession,
They knew not whither;
But, at any rate, success or calamity
Would attend all in equality.

There was one who sought a new road.
He went into direful thickets,
And ultimately he died thus, alone;
But they said he had courage.

MLA

Crane, Stephen. “XVII. There were many who went in huddled procession.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/16/.

Chicago

Crane, Stephen. “XVII. There were many who went in huddled procession.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/16/.

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