Stephen Crane, “God Lay Dead in Heaven”

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God lay dead in heaven; Angels sang the hymn of the end; Purple winds went moaning, Their wings drip-dripping With blood That fell upon the earth. It, groaning thing, Turned black and sank. Then from the far caverns Of dead … Read More

Stephen Crane, “God Lay Dead in Heaven”

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 God lay dead in heaven;  Angels sang the hymn of the end;  Purple winds went moaning,  Their wings drip-dripping  With blood  That fell upon the earth.  It, groaning thing,  Turned black and sank.  Then from the far caverns  Of dead … Read More