The Mind
XXIV. I saw a man pursuing the horizon
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never"--
"You lie," he cried,
And ran on.
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XXIV. I saw a man pursuing the horizon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/23/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XXIV. I saw a man pursuing the horizon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/23/.
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