Monotone - Carl Sandburg | Eternal Poems

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The monotone of the rain is beautiful,
And the sudden rise and slow relapse
Of the long multitudinous rain.

The sun on the hills is beautiful,
Or a captured sunset sea-flung,
Bannered with fire and gold.

A face I know is beautiful—
With fire and gold of sky and sea,
And the peace of long warm rain.

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AUTHOR:
Carl August Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. He was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes and during his lifetime, he was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature".

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ATTRIBUTION:
Carl Sandburg's portrait from Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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