"I saw a man pursuing the horizon"
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never —”
“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.
Its writer, Stephen Crane (1871-1900) died of tuberculosis at the age of 28, having produced a vast number of newspaper articles, more than 100 stories and sketches, two volumes of poetry, and six novels "The Red Badge of Courage" is the best known. He pioneered in psychological realism, often exploring thoughts of fictional characters facing death. His cynical poems anticipate the free verse style of the 1900s.
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