| Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Chicago Poems. 1916. |
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| 9. Clark Street Bridge |
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| DUST of the feet | |
| And dust of the wheels, | |
| Wagons and people going, | |
| All day feet and wheels. | |
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| Now… | 5 |
| ..Only stars and mist | |
| A lonely policeman, | |
| Two cabaret dancers, | |
| Stars and mist again, | |
| No more feet or wheels, | 10 |
| No more dust and wagons. | |
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| Voices of dollars | |
And drops of blood
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| Voices of broken hearts, | |
| ..Voices singing, singing, | 15 |
| ..Silver voices, singing, | |
| Softer than the stars, | |
| Softer than the mist. | |
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