Lyric Poem · Nature
Once I saw mountains angry
1Once I saw mountains angry,
2And ranged in battle-front.
3Against them stood a little man;
4Aye, he was no bigger than my finger.
5I laughed, and spoke to one near me,
6"Will he prevail?"
7"Surely," replied this other;
8"His grandfathers beat them many times."
9Then did I see much virtue in grandfathers —
10At least, for the little man
11Who stood against the mountains.
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“Once I saw mountains angry” by Stephen Crane — quilloak.com/poems/once-i-saw-mountains-angry
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- Poem
- Once I saw mountains angry
- Poet
- Stephen Crane
- Length
- 11 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature, War & Remembrance
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- Author record
- Stephen Crane1871–1900
- Source record
- PoetryDBOnce I saw mountains angry by stephen-crane, PoetryDB transcription
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- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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