In a lonely place, <br />I encountered a sage <br />Who sat, all still, <br />Regarding a newspaper. <br />He accosted me: <br />"Sir, what is this?" <br />Then I saw that I was greater, <br />Aye, greater than this sage. <br />I answered him at once, <br />"Old, old man, it is the wisdom of the age." <br />The sage looked upon me with admiration.<br /><br />Stephen Crane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-a-lonely-place/
