Unwind my riddle. Cruel as hawks the hours fly;Wounded men seldom come home to die;The hard waves see … - Stephen Crane

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Six foot six he stood on the ground He weighed two hundred and thirty-five pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down To his knees by love

Stephen Crane

Unwind my riddle. Cruel as hawks the hours fly;Wounded men seldom come home to die;The hard waves see an arm flung high;Scorn hits strong because of a lie;Yet there exists a mystic tie. Unwind my riddle.

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