Hate - A poem by Carl Sandburg


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Carl Sandburg - Hate

ONE man killed another. The saying between them had been “I’d give you the shirt off my back.”
  
The killer wept over the dead. The dead if he looks back knows the killer was sorry. It was a shot in one second of hate out
of ten years of love.
  
Why is the sun a red ball in the six o’clock mist?
Why is the moon a tumbling chimney?… tumbling … tumbling … “I’d give you the shirt off my
back” … And I’ll kill you if my head goes wrong.

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Hate - Comments and Information
Poet: Carl Sandburg Poem: 2. Hate Volume: Smoke and Steel - VIII. Circles of Doors Year: Published/Written in 1922 Comment 3 of 3, added on June 14th, 2005 at 3:08 PM. I love it its so sweet write more please Blades Convict Comment 2 of 3, added on October 29th, 2004 at 4:07 PM. okay this is a freeky poem but ive written worse so i guess you could say i like it!! harley nyckole from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on October 29th, 2004 at 11:56 AM. Very random. But I like it. :) Probably because I'm a very scary, retarded person. strokes beard thoughtfully Me from United Kingdom More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Hate, has received 3 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: 2. Hate Volume: Smoke and Steel - VIII. Circles of Doors Year: Published/Written in 1922 Last read: Jul 23 2008, 2:32PM Viewed 4004 times. Added on October 29th, 2004 at 11:56 AM.

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