Lyric Poem · Peace
"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."
This poem is in the public domain.
“"It was wrong to do this," said the angel” by Stephen Crane — quilloak.com/poems/it-was-wrong-to-do-this-said-the-angel
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