The Mind
VII. Mystic Shadow, bending near me
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
Mystic Shadow, bending near me,
Who art thou?
Whence come ye?
And--tell me--is it fair
Or is the truth bitter as eaten fire?
Tell me!
Fear not that I should quaver,
For I dare--I dare.
Then, tell me!
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “VII. Mystic Shadow, bending near me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/6/.
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Crane, Stephen. “VII. Mystic Shadow, bending near me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/6/.
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