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

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8. Five Cent Balloons

PIETRO has twenty red and blue balloons on a string.

They flutter and dance pulling Pietro’s arm.

A nickel apiece is what they sell for.

Wishing children tag Pietro’s heels.

He sells out and goes the streets alone.