A god in wrath
Was beating a man;
He cuffed him loudly
With thunderous blows
That rang and rolled over the earth.
All people came running.
The man screamed and struggled,
And bit madly at the feet of the god.
The people cried,
"Ah, what a wicked man!"
And --
"Ah, what a redoubtable god!"
More verses by Stephen Crane
- A Man Feared That He Might Find An Assassin;
- A Youth In Apparel That Glittered
- Do Not Weep, Maiden, For War Is Kind
- A Man Saw A Ball Of Gold In The Sky;
- And You Love Me