Margaret
Margaret - fact Summary
First Printed in Chicago Poems
Published in 1916 in Chicago Poems, "Margaret" is a brief lyric likely inspired by Sandburg's daughter. It evokes an early-morning scene—birds, rocks, and a blue pool—and transfers that lively natural energy into the child’s blue eyes and eager wishes. The poem compresses simple observation and familial tenderness into two short stanzas, using plain language to suggest youthful restlessness and bright possibility without elaborate ornament.
Read Complete AnalysesMany birds and the beating of wings Make a flinging reckless hum In the early morning at the rocks Above the blue pool Where the gray shadows swim lazy. In your blue eyes, O reckless child, I saw today many little wild wishes, Eager as the great morning.
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