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Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Cornhuskers. 1918.

10. Village in Late Summer

LIPS half-willing in a doorway.

Lips half-singing at a window.

Eyes half-dreaming in the walls.

Feet half-dancing in a kitchen.

Even the clocks half-yawn the hours

And the farmers make half-answers.