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WINDOW by CARL SANDBURG

Poet Analysis

First Line: NIGHT FROM A RAILROAD CAR WINDOW
Last Line: BROKEN ACROSS WITH SLASHES OF LIGHT.
Subject(s): NIGHT; RAILROADS; BEDTIME; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;

Night from a railroad car window
Is a great, dark, soft thing
Broken across with slashes of light.



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