The Mind
XXX. Supposing that I should have the courage
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
Supposing that I should have the courage
To let a red sword of virtue
Plunge into my heart,
Letting to the weeds of the ground
My sinful blood,
What can you offer me?
A gardened castle?
A flowery kingdom?
What? A hope?
Then hence with your red sword of virtue.
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XXX. Supposing that I should have the courage.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/29/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XXX. Supposing that I should have the courage.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/29/.
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