Poem by Vachel Lindsay

The Strength of the Lonely

(What the Mendicant Said)

The moon’s a monk, unmated, 
Who walks his cell, the sky.
His strength is that of heaven-vowed men
Who all life’s flames defy.

They turn to stars or shadows,
They go like snow or dew—
Leaving behind no sorrow—
Only the arching blue.

1. The Perfect Marriage
2. To the United States Senate
3. To Reformers in Despair
4. The Booker Washington Trilogy
5. The Illinois Village

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