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Carl Sandburg Quotes: Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.
         

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.


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Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.
         



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