Carl Sandburg (6 January 1878 – 22 July 1967 / Illinois)
Poems by Carl Sandburg : 165 / 231
Primer Lesson
Look out how you use proud words.
When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back.
They wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can't hear you calling--
Look out how you use proud words.
Carl Sandburg
Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003
Poems by Carl Sandburg : 165 / 231
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