Southern Pacific

Carl SandburgContemplative

Huntington sleeps in a house six feet long. Huntington dreams of railroads he built and owned. Huntington dreams of ten thousand, men saying: Yes, sir.

Blithery sleeps in a house six feet long. Blithery dreams of rails and ties he laid. Blithery dreams of saying to Huntington: Yes, sir.

Huntington, Blithery, sleep in houses six feet long.

Carl Sandburg

Mood:: Contemplative
Topics:: death, grave, labor, railroad, equality

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Carl Sandburg sets two dead men beside each other. Huntington, a railroad tycoon, lies in his grave dreaming of the railroads he built and owned, and of ten thousand workers answering “Yes, sir.” Blithery, a laborer, lies in the same-sized grave dreaming of the rails and ties he laid, and of saying…

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