Stephen Maria Crane's Poetry, by first line

• What says the sea, little shell

  "What says the sea, little shell?
  What says the sea?

  34 lines
• To the maiden

  To the maiden
  The sea was blue meadow,

  10 lines
• Have you ever made a just man?

  "Have you ever made a just man?"
  "Oh, I have made three," answered God,

  6 lines, 1 comment
• I have heard the sunset song of the birches

  "I have heard the sunset song of the birches,
  A white melody in the silence,

  10 lines
• Fast rode the knight

  Fast rode the knight
  With spurs, hot and reeking,

  16 lines
• Forth went the candid man

  Forth went the candid man
  And spoke freely to the wind --

  11 lines
• You tell me this is God?

  You tell me this is God?
  I tell you this is a printed list,

  3 lines, 1 comment
• On the desert

  On the desert
  A silence from the moon's deepest valley.

  30 lines
• A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices

  A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices
  Which, bawled by boys from mile to mile,

  21 lines
• Once a man clambering to the housetops

  Once a man clambering to the housetops
  Appealed to the heavens.

  7 lines
• There was a man with tongue of wood

  There was a man with tongue of wood
  Who essayed to sing,

  8 lines
• The successful man has thrust himself

  The successful man has thrust himself
  Through the water of the years,

  24 lines, 5 comments
• The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top

  The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top
  Blood -- blood and torn grass --

  13 lines, 4 comments
• The impact of a dollar upon the heart

  The impact of a dollar upon the heart
  Smiles warm red light,

  22 lines
• A man said to the universe:

  A man said to the universe:
  "Sir I exist!"

  5 lines, 3 comments
• When the prophet, a complacent fat man

  When the prophet, a complacent fat man,
  Arrived at the mountain-top,

  6 lines, 1 comment
• Ay, workman, make me a dream

  Ay, workman, make me a dream,
  A dream for my love.

  7 lines, 1 comment
• When a people reach the top of a hill,

  When a people reach the top of a hill,
  Then does God lean toward them,

  33 lines
• Three little birds in a row

  Three little birds in a row
  Sat musing.

  10 lines
• Yes, I have a thousand tongues

  Yes, I have a thousand tongues,
  And nine and ninety-nine lie.

  5 lines
• Once there came a man

  Once there came a man
  Who said,

  14 lines
• Mystic shadow

  Mystic shadow, bending near me,
  Who art thou?

  9 lines, 1 comment
• I looked here

  I looked here;
  I looked there;

  9 lines, 1 comment
• I stood upon a high place

  I stood upon a high place,
  And saw, below, many devils

  6 lines
• The Sins of the Fathers

  "And the sins of the fathers shall be
  visited upon the heads of the children,

  10 lines, 1 comment
• If there is a witness to my little life

  If there is a witness to my little life,
  To my tiny throes and struggles,

  4 lines
• There was crimson clash of war.

  There was crimson clash of war.
  Lands turned black and bare;

  9 lines
• Charity thou art a lie

  Charity thou art a lie,
  A toy of women,

  7 lines, 1 comment
• There were many who went in huddled procession

  There were many who went in huddled procession,
  They knew not whither;

  8 lines
• In heaven,

  In heaven,
  Some little blades of grass

  18 lines

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