There was set before me a mighty hill - A poem by Stephen Crane


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Stephen Crane - There was set before me a mighty hill

There was set before me a mighty hill,
And long days I climbed
Through regions of snow.
When I had before me the summit-view,
It seemed that my labour
Had been to see gardens
Lying at impossible distances.

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Poet: Stephen Crane Poem: 26. There was set before me a mighty hill Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines Year: Published/Written in 1905 Poem of the Day: Jul 21 2009 Comment 7 of 7, added on June 4th, 2012 at 12:09 AM. RlBQuOhov Finding this post has awnseerd my prayers Jamea from Dominican Republic Comment 6 of 7, added on February 12th, 2012 at 2:13 PM. knIJNlFHdZfCnY zu7myz Author, Shoot yourself a knee..! buy cheap oem software from Martinique Comment 5 of 7, added on September 23rd, 2008 at 1:57 PM. I thought abot the poem completely differently from the other posters. I thought it was refering to the long struggle to gain temporary things, such as material gains, reputation and other things of that nature and that when you achieve these things, they are actually rather empty as living in the present moment, in the true garden, is really the peace we humans are looking for. Like that book from the seventies about the worms who spend their whole lives climbing to the top of the worm piles only to find out that there is nothing on top. So, two worms climb down ( getting out of the rat race, so to speak) and become beautiful buterflies. That is my take on the matter. Have a good day! Karin from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, There was set before me a mighty hill, has received 7 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Stephen Crane Poem: 26. There was set before me a mighty hill Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines Year: Published/Written in 1905 Last read: 2013-05-21 15:11:33 Poem of the Day: Jul 21 2009 Viewed 7724 times. Added Jan 31 2004.

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