Friday, March 11, 2005

Names by Carl Sandburg

Names
Carl Sandburg

There is only one horse of the earth
and his name is All Horses.

There is only one bird in the air
and his name is All Wings.

There is only one fish in the sea
and his name is All Fins.

There is only one man in the world
and his name is All Men.

There is only one woman in the world
and her name is All Women.

There is only one child in the world
and the child's name is All Children.

There is only one Maker in the world
and His children cover the earth
and they are named All God's Children.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What would a free-hand, signed copy of "Names" by Carl Sandburg be worth? It's written in loose calligraphy, Signed on the bottom left: Connemara Farm, Flat Rock, N.C., December 25, 1952, signed on the bottom RIGHT; Carl Sandburg?

Anonymous said...

Did you ever learn the answer to this? I also have the same poem you described with the same date and location, written in loose calligraphy as well. Would love to compare copies.