Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BLACK RIDERS: 42, by STEPHEN CRANE



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THE BLACK RIDERS: 42, by                 Poet Analysis    
First Line: I walked in a desert
Last Line: "a voice said, ""it is no desert."


I walked in a desert.
And I cried,
"Ah, God, take me from this place!"
A voice said, "It is no desert."
I cried, "Well, But --
The sand, the heat, the vacant horizon."
A voice said, "It is no desert."







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