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To Certain Orthodox Brethren

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You say all things were made for you — then prove it, on your crowns.Go curb the tides that break your ships, the floods that sink yourtowns,Go bid the winds to stay their drought, the rains to stay their rust.

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Publication appearances

Echoes from an Iron HarpDonald M. Grant1972↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. HowardREH Foundation PressJanuary 2009↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗