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The Stranger at the Gate

  
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[dedication]
  
CONTENTS

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The Stranger At the Gate
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I THE WEAVERS
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II THE STORY
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III THE NEWS
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IV IN THE NIGHT
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V BREAK OF DAY
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VI DAWN SONG
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VII END OF SUMMER
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VIII VISION
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IX TRIUMPH
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X HERITAGE
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XI LULLABY
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THE POET'S TOWN
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[poem]
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
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VIII
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IX
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X
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XI
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XII
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XIII
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PRAIRIE STORM RUNE
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
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THE GHOSTLY BROTHER
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THE POET'S ADVICE
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I
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II
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MORNING GLORIES
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THE LYRIC
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GLAUCUS
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MONEY
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THE RED WIND COMES!
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CRY OF THE PEOPLE

  
EXTRACTS FROM APPRECIATAIONS OF "MAN-SONG"
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Corn for the buyers, and cattle—
But what could the dreamer sell?
Echoes of cloudy battle?
Music from heaven and hell?
Spices and bales of plunder,
Argosied over the sea?
Tapestry woven of wonder,
And myrrh from Araby?
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None of your dream-stuffs, Fellow,
Looter of Samarcand!
Gold is heavy and yellow,
And value is weighed in the hand!
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