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Stars, Songs, Faces

by Carl Sandburg, 1920

Gather the stars if you wish it so.
 Gather the songs and keep them.
 Gather the faces of women.
 Gather for keeping years and years.

   And then...
 Loosen your hands, let go and say good-by.
   Let the stars and songs go.
   Let the faces and years go.
   Loosen your hands and say good-by.

Published in Smoke and Steel
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