PIETRO has twenty red and blue balloons on a string.
They flutter and dance pulling Pietro’s arm.
A nickel apiece is what they sell for.
Wishing children tag Pietro’s heels.
He sells out and goes the streets alone.
Five Cent Balloons
Analysis, meaning and summary of Carl Sandburg's poem Five Cent Balloons
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