The Mind
XXXI. Many workmen
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
Many workmen
Built a huge ball of masonry
Upon a mountain-top.
Then they went to the valley below,
And turned to behold their work.
"It is grand," they said;
They loved the thing.
Of a sudden, it moved:
It came upon them swiftly;
It crushed them all to blood.
But some had opportunity to squeal.
Cite this poem
MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XXXI. Many workmen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/30/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XXXI. Many workmen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/30/.
Read this poem with the Codex →