Bricklayer Love - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Bricklayer Love

I THOUGHT of killing myself because I am only a bricklayer and you a woman who loves the man who runs a drug store.
 
I don’t care like I used to; I lay bricks straighter than I used to and I sing slower handling the trowel afternoons.
 
When the sun is in my eyes and the ladders are shaky and the mortar boards go wrong, I think of you.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg Art) Poem: 13. Bricklayer Love Volume: Cornhuskers - Haunts Year: Published/Written in 1918 Poem of the Day: Dec 20 2004 Comment 4 of 4, added on October 30th, 2008 at 1:36 PM. This poem is not emo! That is such a horrendous word, do not ever use it describing one of Sandburg's works because you obviously do not acquire the higher intellectual level needed to appreciate great literature. This poem portrays an individual in the working class witholding an occupation of a bricklayer. This bricklayer is either lusting after, or in love with another who has greatly affected this person's life. The love that the worker has for this certain someone is so strong that the way they work, the way they sing, and whatever they think about is now all revolving around that one person. The situation of this sorrowful romance is one in which many people around the world encounter, and usually does not end in a joyful note. malerie from United Kingdom Comment 3 of 4, added on February 11th, 2008 at 3:19 PM. it was emo cool! Sakura from United States Comment 2 of 4, added on December 8th, 2004 at 7:46 PM. i like it eventhough it seems dark and sad...but i like it. dayie More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Bricklayer Love, has received 4 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: 13. Bricklayer Love Volume: Cornhuskers - Haunts Year: Published/Written in 1918 Last read: Dec 16 2009, 11:18PM Poem of the Day: Dec 20 2004 Viewed 4109 times. Added on December 8th, 2004 at 7:46 PM.

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