Friday, January 3, 2003
Cripple Comments
Rating: ★3.1
Once when I saw a cripple
Gasping slowly his last days with the white plague,
Looking from hollow eyes, calling for air,
Desperately gesturing with wasted hands
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Carl Sandburg
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Ian Fraser
28 February 2010
Seems to be stating the pretty obvious. I'm surprised Sandburg was so admired once.
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Ian Fraser
28 February 2010
Seems to be stating the pretty obvious. I'm surprised Sandburg was so admired once.
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8/1/2025 10:13:04 PM # 1.0.0
I can understand why he would prefer to be a sunflower rather than a cripple close to death.