The Mind
XIX. A god in wrath
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
A god in wrath
Was beating a man;
He cuffed him loudly
With thunderous blows
That rang and rolled over the earth.
All people came running.
The man screamed and struggled,
And bit madly at the feet of the god.
The people cried,
"Ah, what a wicked man!"
And--
"Ah, what a redoubtable god!"
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XIX. A god in wrath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/18/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XIX. A god in wrath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/18/.
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