"Little Birds of the Night" LITTLE birds of the night Aye,… - Stephen Crane

"Little Birds of the Night"

LITTLE birds of the night
Aye, they have much to tell
Perching there in rows
Blinking at me with their serious eyes
Recounting of flowers they have seen and loved
Of meadows and groves of the distance
And pale sands at the foot of the sea
And breezes that fly in the leaves.
They are vast in experience
These little birds that come in the night

Stephen Crane

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Stephen Crane (1 November 1871 – 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist.

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"XXIV

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
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"It is futile," I said,
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"You lie" he cried
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I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. "It is futile," I said, "You can never—" "You lie," he cried, And ran on.

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