#Americans
On the horizon the peaks assembled… And as I looked, The march of the mountains began. As they marched, they sang, “Aye! We come! We come!”
I was in the darkness; I could not see my words Nor the wishes of my heart. Then suddenly there was a great li… “Let me into the darkness again.”
There were many who went in huddle… They knew not whither; But, at any rate, success or calam… Would attend all in equality. There was one who sought a new roa…
You tell me this is God? I tell you this is a printed list, A burning candle, and an ass.
Once there came a man Who said, “Range me all men of the world in… And instantly There was terrific clamour among t…
I looked here; I looked there; Nowhere could I see my love. And—this time— She was in my heart.
Fast rode the knight With spurs, hot and reeking, Ever waving an eager sword, “To save my lady!” Fast rode the knight,
Blustering God, Stamping across the sky With loud swagger, I fear You not. No, though from Your highest heav…
You say you are holy, And that Because I have not seen you sin. Aye, but there are those Who see you sin, my friend.
Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the wind— When he looked about him he was in… Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the stars—
In a lonely place, I encountered a sage Who sat, all still, Regarding a newspaper. He accosted me:
There was set before me a mighty h… And long days I climbed Through regions of snow. When I had before me the summit-v… It seemed that my labour
God lay dead in heaven; Angels sang the hymn of the end; Purple winds went moaning, Their wings drip-dripping With blood
‘It was wrong to do this,’ said th… ‘You should live like a flower, Holding malice like a puppy, Waging war like a lambkin.’ ‘Not so,’ quoth the man
Friend, your white beard sweeps th… Why do you stand, expectant? Do you hope to see it In one of your withered days? With your old eyes