Poetry:In the desert
From Tractatus
Perhaps my favorite poem. I have fond memories of reading The Black Riders & Other Lines on the second floor of Hunt Library.
--Iain 22:09, 16 Nov 2005 (EST)
In the desert (The Black Riders & Other Lines, 1905)
Stephen Crane
In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said: "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter - bitter," he answered; "But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart."