| Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Chicago Poems. 1916. |
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| 46. To Beachey—1912 |
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| RIDING against the east, | |
| A veering, steady shadow | |
| Purrs the motor-call | |
| Of the man-bird | |
| Ready with the death-laughter | 5 |
| In his throat | |
| And in his heart always | |
| The love of the big blue beyond. | |
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| Only a man, | |
| A far fleck of shadow on the east | 10 |
| Sitting at ease | |
| With his hands on a wheel | |
| And around him the large gray wings. | |
| Hold him, great soft wings, | |
| Keep and deal kindly, O wings, | 15 |
| With the cool, calm shadow at the wheel. | |
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