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Poetry is a slipknot tightened around a time-beat of one thought, two thoughts, and a last interweaving thought there is not yet a number for.
Carl Sandburg
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Carl Sandburg
Age: 89 †
Born: 1878
Born: January 6
Died: 1967
Died: July 22
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Nothing happens... but first a dream.
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Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.
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Tell me if the lovers are losers... tell me if any get more than the lovers.
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Yesterday and tomorrow cross and mix on the skyline. The two are lost in a purple haze. One forgets, one waits.
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I could safely declare, I am an idealist... I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.
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I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
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Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.
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If I added to their pride of America, I am happy.
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
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God, let me remember all good losers.
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