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"Fog"
Carl Sandburg

The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

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"One Parting"
Carl Sandburg

Why did he write to her,
"I can't live without you"?
And why did she write to him,
"I can't live without you"?
For he went west, she went east,
And they both lived.

It's amazing what you can do after you've reached your limit. Somehow, strangely, life goes on.

(an excerpt from) "Little Word, Little White Bird ( Read more... )