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Stephen Crane - Two or three angels

Two or three angels
Came near to the earth.
They saw a fat church.
Little black streams of people
Came and went in continually.
And the angels were puzzled
To know why the people went thus,
And why they stayed so long within.

Added: on November 5th, 2004 at 5:01 PM | Viewed: 7957 times | Comments and analysis of Two or three angels by Stephen Crane Comments (3)


Two or three angels - Comments and Information

Poet: Stephen Crane (Stephen Crane Art)
Poem: 32. Two or three angels
Volume: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: Published/Written in 1905
Poem of the Day: Sep 2 2009

Comment 3 of 3, added on April 17th, 2005 at 10:27 PM.

I think the poem shows how we as humans have a need to worship or pray or honor our God in a Church. Yes it is a Holy House Of God, but you can also do the same things in your home. We dont need to be in a church to be close to God, and that is what society thinks these days.

Elizabeth
Comment 2 of 3, added on December 21st, 2004 at 9:45 PM.

I like this poem just the way it is... I think it speaks as to why we feel the need to worship in a church and not through actions and deeds out in the world...what good is praying in a large building for an hour a week if you don't DO anything!!!

Mike from Canada
Comment 1 of 3, added on November 5th, 2004 at 5:01 PM.

This poem seems unfinished.Yet interesting at the same time. I feel as if I should add an ending that satisfies me.

Katrin from United States

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