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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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 4. Grass Volume: Cornhuskers - Shenandoah Year: Published/Written in 1918 Poem of the Day: Aug 16 2007 Comment 22 of 22, added on December 4th, 2007 at 10:23 AM. hey guys can someone talk abt the figurative language in this poem coz i have an exam on this poem plzzzzzz thanks alot sean from United States Comment 21 of 22, added on October 18th, 2007 at 9:30 AM. I feel this poem is about how the grass covers the battle fields in which the bodies of the soliders have been buried. Everytime you look at a big field remember Carl Sanburg.... "I am the grass; I cover all" Morgan from United States Comment 20 of 22, added on June 4th, 2007 at 10:59 PM. "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana tzvi 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 22 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: May 12 2008, 11:18PM Poem of the Day: Aug 16 2007 Viewed 13535 times. Added on June 4th, 2007 at 10:59 PM.

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