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Carl Sandburg

The son of Swedish immigrants, Sandburg left school at the age of 13, becoming a day laborer, and at one point traveling to Kansas as a hobo. He served in the Spanish-American War and, after returning to Galesburg, Illinois,

Bringers

by Carl Sandburg (1878–1967)

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C over me over

In dusk and dust and dreams.

Cover me over

And leave me alone.

Cover me over,

You tireless, great.

Hear me and cover me,

Bringers of dusk and dust and dreams.

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