Lost - A poem by Carl Sandburg

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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Lost - Comments and Information
Poet: Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg Art) Poem: 4. Lost Volume: Chicago Poems - Chicago Poems Year: Published/Written in 1912 Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2003 Comment 11 of 11, added on September 2nd, 2009 at 9:43 AM. 9/3/09: I once read a very interesting and profound poem about a man who worked at a concentration camp in Germany. I can't remember much about it except that it said that at the end of the day while this man walked home with the smells of the camp upon him he would stop to buy chocolate for his own children. If anyone knows the title and author of this poem please post it in a comment here. Thanks! Robt. Robert from United States Comment 10 of 11, added on March 13th, 2009 at 3:17 AM. This is a pretty interesting poem that I have been learning for a while. My analysis of this poem is basically refering to someone who is 'lost'. Boat=Child it is a metaphor.When a child is lost he cries for his mother. The Harbor's breast might refer to a mothers breast. It supports the child by nourishing him. The harbor supports the boat...The harbors eyes, might refer to a light house...the boat is scared and trying to find safety and comfort of the harbor just like a child lost and trying eagerly to find hi mother...I don't know...This is how interpret it... PALAU ROCKS woohoo Beatrice Ngiraungil from Micronesia Comment 9 of 11, added on February 24th, 2009 at 5:08 AM. Lost by Carl Sandburg is a very powerful exert. It doesn't only paint a picture of being lost but also makes you (reader) feel the frightening feeling of being lost. Don't you agree? chloe from Canada More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Lost, has received 11 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: Dec 6 2009, 1:08AM Poem of the Day: Oct 3 2003 Viewed 15872 times. Added on February 24th, 2009 at 5:08 AM.

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