Black riders came from the sea. <br />There was clang and clang of spear and shield, <br />And clash and clash of hoof and heel, <br />Wild shouts and the wave of hair <br />In the rush upon the wind: <br />Thus the ride of sin.<br /><br />Stephen Crane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/black-riders-came-from-the-sea-2/