Shagbark Hickory - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Shagbark Hickory

IN the moonlight under a shag-bark hickory tree
Watching the yellow shadows melt in hoof-pools,
Listening to the yes and the no of a woman’s hands,
I kept my guess why the night was glad.
  
The night was lit with a woman’s eyes.
The night was crossed with a woman’s hands,
The night kept humming an undersong.

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Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 48. Shagbark Hickory Volume: Smoke and Steel - V. Mist Forms Year: Published/Written in 1922 Poem of the Day: Sep 4 2005 Comment 1 of 1, added on September 4th, 2005 at 8:40 AM. This poem symbolises the beauty of Mother Nature and woman. It shows how woman take tender care of the earth, Elinor More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Shagbark Hickory, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, 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: 48. Shagbark Hickory Volume: Smoke and Steel - V. Mist Forms Year: Published/Written in 1922 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 3:48AM Poem of the Day: Sep 4 2005 Viewed 1943 times. Added on September 4th, 2005 at 8:40 AM.

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