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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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IX

King of a Realm of Magic,
He was the fool of the town,
Hiding the ache of the tragic
Under the grin of the clown.
Worn with the vain endeavor
To fit in the sordid plan;
Doomed to be poet forever,
He longed to be only a man;
To be freed from the god's enthralling,
Back with the reeds of the stream;
Deaf to the Vision calling,
And dead to the lash of the Dream.
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