There were many who went in huddled procession,
They knew not whither;
But, at any rate, success or calamity
Would attend all in equality.

There was one who sought a new road.
He went into direful thickets,
And ultimately he died thus, alone;
But they said he had courage.

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Poet: Stephen Crane
Poem: 17. There were many who went in huddled procession
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Poem of the Day: Mar 19 2002
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