Lost - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Lost

DESOLATE and lone
All night long on the lake
Where fog trails and mist creeps,
The whistle of a boat
Calls and cries unendingly,
Like some lost child
In tears and trouble
Hunting the harbor's breast
And the harbor's eyes.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 4. Lost Volume: Chicago Poems - Chicago Poems Year: Published/Written in 1912 Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2003 Comment 8 of 8, added on November 13th, 2007 at 10:00 PM. something about being on the water in the dark is supernatural. sandburg really captures that spooky feeling. marilyn mckinstry from United States Comment 7 of 8, added on January 18th, 2007 at 3:29 PM. I really like this poem it really sohws how he feels. And it shows he has true feelings. Sally from United States Comment 6 of 8, added on January 18th, 2007 at 3:26 PM. i think the poem lost really show his vast thinking side really one of his early works, since then if you look at his other work it's far superior. But indeed I have nothing wrong to say about the poem Lost. carl porter from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Lost, has received 8 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Carl Sandburg with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 4. Lost Volume: Chicago Poems - Chicago Poems Year: Published/Written in 1912 Last read: May 9 2008, 8:30PM Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2003 Viewed 11900 times. Added on January 18th, 2007 at 3:26 PM.

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