| Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Chicago Poems. 1916. |
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| 113. Child |
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| THE YOUNG child, Christ, is straight and wise | |
| And asks questions of the old men, questions | |
| Found under running water for all children | |
| And found under shadows thrown on still waters | |
| By tall trees looking downward, old and gnarled. | 5 |
| Found to the eyes of children alone, untold, | |
| Singing a low song in the loneliness. | |
| And the young child, Christ, goes on asking | |
| And the old men answer nothing and only know love | |
| For the young child. Christ, straight and wise. | 10 |
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