English Poetry. Vachel Lindsay. The Strength of the Lonely. Вэчел Линдсей.

Vachel Lindsay (Вэчел Линдсей)

The Strength of the Lonely

(What the Mendicant Said)

The moon’s a monk, unmated, 
Who walks his cell, the sky.
His strength is that of heaven-vowed men
Who all life’s flames defy.

They turn to stars or shadows,
They go like snow or dew—
Leaving behind no sorrow—
Only the arching blue.

Vachel Lindsay’s other poems:

1. I Heard Immanuel Singing
2. When Gassy Thompson Struck It Rich
3. The Tree of Laughing Bells
4. Where Is David, the Next King of Israel?
5. With a Bouquet of Twelve Roses

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