40. Valley Song. V. Mist Forms. Sandburg, Carl. 1920. Smoke and Steel

Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Smoke and Steel. 1922.

V. Mist Forms

40. Valley Song

THE SUNSET swept
To the valley’s west, you remember.

The frost was on.
A star burnt blue.
We were warm, you remember,	5
And counted the rings on a moon.

The sunset swept
To the valley’s west
And was gone in a big dark door of stars.