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CHOOSE by CARL SANDBURG

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE SINGLE CLENCHED FIST LIFTED AND READY
Last Line: FOR WE MEET BY ONE OR THE OTHER.
Subject(s): ANGER; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;

The single clenched fist lifted and ready,
Or the open asking hand held out and waiting.
Choose:
For we meet by one or the other.



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