A Sphinx - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - A Sphinx

Close-mouthed you sat five thousand years and never
let out a whisper.
Processions came by, marchers, asking questions you
answered with grey eyes never blinking, shut lips
never talking.
Not one croak of anything you know has come from your
cat crouch of ages.
I am one of those who know all you know and I keep my
questions: I know the answers you hold.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 9. A Sphinx Volume: Chicago Poems - The Road and the End Poem of the Day: Jun 25 2011 Comment 2 of 2, added on November 15th, 2011 at 3:52 PM. jcISHDFjIWsdtjfg dfjdpkjf Comment 1 of 2, added on January 24th, 2005 at 8:32 PM. I am looking for poems that have multiple choice questions for 3,4,5th grade that will help students think critically about comprehension of the poem genre? Please help? sshelliey@aol.com Shelllie More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Sphinx, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 9. A Sphinx Volume: Chicago Poems - The Road and the End Last read: 2013-06-16 18:29:54 Poem of the Day: Jun 25 2011 Viewed 4492 times. Added Feb 4 2004.

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