They Will Say
Carl Sandburg
1878 to 1967
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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You took little children away from the sun and the dew,
And the glimmers that played in the grass under the great sky,
And the reckless rain, you put them between walls
To work, broken and smothered, for bread and wages.
Of my city the worst that men will ever say is this:
For a little handful of pay on a few Saturday nights.
To eat dust in their throats and die empty-hearted