Living

The Wayfarer

by Stephen Crane 1871–1900

From Modern American Poetry (1921)

Living

The wayfarer,
Perceiving the pathway to truth,
Was struck with astonishment.
It was thickly grown with weeds.
“Ha,” he said,
“I see that no one has passed here
In a long time.”
Later he saw that each weed
Was a singular knife.
“Well,” he mumbled at last,
“Doubtless there are other roads.”

MLA

Crane, Stephen. “The Wayfarer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/68/.

Chicago

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