Humming Bird Woman - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Humming Bird Woman

WHY should I be wondering
How you would look in black velvet and yellow? in orange and green?
I who cannot remember whether it was a dash of blue
Or a whirr of red under your willow throat—
Why do I wonder how you would look in humming-bird feathers?        5

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 37. Humming Bird Woman Volume: Smoke and Steel - V. Mist Forms Year: Published/Written in 1922 Poem of the Day: May 17 2008 Comment 3 of 3, added on January 5th, 2012 at 12:15 AM. PPHpShlz Action requires knowldege, and now I can act! Belle from Malaysia Comment 2 of 3, added on September 6th, 2005 at 11:29 PM. its like she woke up one morning and she doesn't know who she is... Jacque from Philippines Comment 1 of 3, added on February 23rd, 2005 at 10:32 PM. I hate to unromantacize it but it sounds like a one-night stand, a cold, one-night stand. At that moment, she was beautiful and exotic like a hummingbird but once the passion died down, she was nothing, colorless, insignificant (as most one-night stands are). sandy from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Humming Bird Woman, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 37. Humming Bird Woman Volume: Smoke and Steel - V. Mist Forms Year: Published/Written in 1922 Last read: 2013-05-17 10:44:03 Poem of the Day: May 17 2008 Viewed 4032 times. Added Feb 4 2004.

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