Poem by Stephen Crane

"It was wrong to do this," said the angel

”It was wrong to do this,” said the angel.
”You should live like a flower,
Holding malice like a puppy,
Waging war like a lambkin.”

”Not so,” quoth the man
Who had no fear of spirits;
”It is only wrong for angels
Who can live like the flowers,
Holding malice like the puppies,
Waging war like the lambkins.”

1. Many red devils ran from my heart
2. And you love me
3. Tell brave deeds of war
4. I walked in a desert
5. I stood upon a highway

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