Death & Dying
Native Water-Carrier (M. E. F.)
From The Years Between
Death & Dying
Prometheus brought down fire to men.
This brought up water.
The Gods are jealous--now, as then,
They gave no quarter.
Cite this poem
MLA
Kipling, Rudyard. “Native Water-Carrier (M. E. F.).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/331/.
Chicago
Kipling, Rudyard. “Native Water-Carrier (M. E. F.).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/331/.
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