Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Cornhuskers. 1918.
29. Bilbea
(From tablet writing, Babylonian excavations of 4th millenniumB
I saw nothing of you anywhere.
I was at the old place and the other girls were there, but no Bilbea.
Why don’t you write?
I was sorry. I walked home half-sick.
Send me some kind of a letter.
And take care of yourself.