Grass - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Grass

PILE the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work—
                I am the grass; I cover all.
 
And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
                What place is this?
                Where are we now?
 
                I am the grass.
                Let me work.

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Grass - Comments and Information
Poet: Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg Art) Poem: 4. Grass Volume: Cornhuskers - Shenandoah Year: Published/Written in 1918 Poem of the Day: Aug 16 2007 Comment 42 of 42, added on November 24th, 2009 at 5:06 PM. cool its gay carmelo from Brazil Comment 41 of 42, added on October 12th, 2009 at 8:24 AM. This is quite a good poem. He uses symbolism throughout the poem. 8--D Bob Saget from Bosnia and Herzegovina Comment 40 of 42, added on May 6th, 2009 at 11:33 AM. The poem "Grass" by Carl Sandburg sets as another example of his free verse writing. He personified the grass as he gave it human qualities. The grass says, "Shovel them under and let me work". Carl Sandburg used the grass as something that covered up the past. Joseph Alvaro from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Grass, has received 42 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. Grass Volume: Cornhuskers - Shenandoah Year: Published/Written in 1918 Last read: Dec 23 2009, 11:55PM Poem of the Day: Aug 16 2007 Viewed 23061 times. Added on May 6th, 2009 at 11:33 AM.

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