Old and New | Thursday Apr 10, 2008

Grass

by Carl Sandburg

PILE the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.

Shovel them under and let me work—

I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg

And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.

Shovel them under and let me work.

Two years, ten years, and the passengers ask the conductor:

What place is this?

Where are we now?

I am the grass.

Let me work.

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Comments:

Gorgeous house. Where is it?

Posted by machinehuman on April 10, 2008 at 06:00 AM PDT #

Good shot....

Posted by Picsvet on April 10, 2008 at 07:20 AM PDT #

Very good one! Shocking yellow in an autumn frame!

Posted by Digital Polaroids on April 10, 2008 at 03:34 PM PDT #

Wow! That fantastic contrast just really hit the cornea!

Posted by Tamera Daun on April 10, 2008 at 04:30 PM PDT #

I read the thoughts you wrote with this photo right away this time:-) Interesting stuff. I've read a lot concerning the American Civil War, but never ran across that info. I love old houses and this one doesn't looks like it could be a show place with very little effort. I love those cedar shingles at the top around the window.

Posted by sherri on April 11, 2008 at 02:15 AM PDT #