Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Smoke and Steel. 1922.
IX. Haze2. Cadenza
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of this proud woman
are bone.
of this proud woman
are bone.
and the winter-white stars
never stop circling
around this proud woman.
of this proud woman
answer the vibrations
of the stars.
the stars speak deep thoughts
In the winter
the stars repeat summer speeches.
of this proud woman
know these thoughts
and know these speeches
of the summer and winter stars.