Offering and Rebuff

Carl SandburgCarl Sandburg

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I could love you
as dry roots love rain.
I could hold you
as branches in the wind
brandish petals.
Forgive me for speaking so soon.    Let your heart look
    on white sea spray
    and be lonely.    Love is a fool star.    You and a ring of stars
    may mention my name
    and then forget me.    Love is a fool star.
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Carl Sandburg
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Carl Sandburg

1878 - 1967/Male/AmericanA poet, writer, and editor known for his contemporary literature.

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