Between Two Hills

Carl SandburgContemplative

Between two hills The old town stands. The houses loom And the roofs and trees And the dusk and the dark, The damp and the dew Are there.

The prayers are said And the people rest For sleep is there And the touch of dreams Is over all.

Carl Sandburg

Mood:: Contemplative
Topics:: night, dream, sleep, hill, town

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Carl Sandburg’s “Between Two Hills” gives us a brief, quiet snapshot of an old town at night. The scene is simple: houses, roofs, trees, dusk, darkness, dampness, and dew all share the same small valley. There is no action, just things existing together in the falling dark.

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