The Mind
XX. A learned man came to me once
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
A learned man came to me once.
He said, "I know the way,--come."
And I was overjoyed at this.
Together we hastened.
Soon, too soon, were we
Where my eyes were useless,
And I knew not the ways of my feet
I clung to the hand of my friend;
But at last he cried, "I am lost."
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Crane, Stephen. “XX. A learned man came to me once.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/19/.
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Crane, Stephen. “XX. A learned man came to me once.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/19/.
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