The Mind
XXIII. Places among the stars
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
Places among the stars,
Soft gardens near the sun,
Keep your distant beauty;
Shed no beams upon my weak heart.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Not your golden days
Nor your silver nights
Can call me to you.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Here I stay and wait.
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Crane, Stephen. “XXIII. Places among the stars.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/22/.
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Crane, Stephen. “XXIII. Places among the stars.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/22/.
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