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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAR IS KIND: 9, by STEPHEN CRANE Poet Analysis First Line: Forth went the candid man Last Line: It was two sticks. | |||
Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the wind -- When he looked about him he was in a far strange country. Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the stars -- Yellow light tore sight from his eyes. "My good fool," said a learned bystander, "Your operations are mad." "You are too candid," cried the candid man, And when his stick left the head of the learned bystander It was two sticks. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LITTLE BIRDS OF THE NIGHT by STEPHEN CRANE THERE IS A GREY THING THAT LIVES IN THE TREE-TOPS by STEPHEN CRANE THE BLACK RIDERS: 1 by STEPHEN CRANE THE BLACK RIDERS: 22 by STEPHEN CRANE THE BLACK RIDERS: 38 by STEPHEN CRANE THE BLACK RIDERS: 56 by STEPHEN CRANE THE BLACK RIDERS: 9 by STEPHEN CRANE WAR IS KIND: 1 by STEPHEN CRANE WAR IS KIND: 12 by STEPHEN CRANE WAR IS KIND: 21 by STEPHEN CRANE |
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