Iron - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Iron

GUNS,
Long, steel guns,
Pointed from the war ships
In the name of the war god.
Straight, shining, polished guns,
Clambered over with jackies in white blouses,
Glory of tan faces, tousled hair, white teeth,
Laughing lithe jackies in white blouses,
Sitting on the guns singing war songs, war chanties.

Shovels,
Broad, iron shovels,
Scooping out oblong vaults,
Loosening turf and leveling sod.

I ask you
To witness--
The shovel is brother to the gun.

Added: on March 31st, 2005 at 10:14 AM | Viewed: 2770 times | Comments and analysis of Iron by Carl Sandburg Comments (2)

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 3. Iron Volume: Chicago Poems - War Poems (1914-1915) Year: Published/Written in 1914 Comment 2 of 2, added on February 1st, 2006 at 6:42 PM. i, indeed am a great Sandburg fan. i love all of his works, including Grass. This poem reveals a relationship between the killer and the cleaner. Packman89 from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on March 31st, 2005 at 10:14 AM. This poem is really good.It tells how the soldiers go out and fight the war with guns and the shoveles dig a grave for the soldiers that died. Jacob Williams from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Iron, has received 2 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: 3. Iron Volume: Chicago Poems - War Poems (1914-1915) Year: Published/Written in 1914 Last read: May 17 2008, 6:08AM Viewed 2770 times. Added on March 31st, 2005 at 10:14 AM.

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