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Pods

by Carl Sandburg, 1920

Pea pods cling to stems.
 Neponset, the village,
 Clings to the Burlington railway main line.
 Terrible midnight limiteds roar through
 Hauling sleepers to the Rockies and Sierras.
 The earth is slightly shaken
 And Neponset trembles slightly in its sleep.

Published in Smoke and Steel
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