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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECTION GANG: NIGHT, by NORMAN BOLKER First Line: Gandy dancers sleep all night Last Line: But he wouldn't know ... Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Night; Railroads; Work; Workers; Bedtime; Railways; Trains | |||
Gandy dancers sleep all night. They creep wearily to their creaking double-bunks in the little old red freight cars on the siding. They sleep, but never dream, for what do they know of songs and beauty? All a gandy dancer wants is a full belly and a little love and sleep. Creator of the cold smooth silver bands, but he wouldn't know ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RAILWAY by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON WHAT WE DID TO WHAT WE WERE by PHILIP LEVINE BURYING GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH WAY-STATION by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH |
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