Man's life? A candle in the wind, hoar-frost on stone. - Carl Sandburg

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Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what was seen during a moment.

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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.

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There is only one child in the world
and the child's name is all children.

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