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Poem by Stephen Crane


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Yes, I have a thousand tongues,
And nine and ninety-nine lie.
Though I strive to use the one,
It will make no melody at my will,
But is dead in my mouth.



Stephen Crane


Stephen Crane's other poems:
  1. Blustering God
  2. Many workmen
  3. I walked in a desert
  4. Love walked alone
  5. The livid lightnings flashed in the clouds


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