| Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Cornhuskers. 1918. |
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| 3. Prairie Waters by Night |
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| CHATTER of birds two by two raises a night song joining a litany of running water—sheer waters showing the russet of old stones remembering many rains. | |
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| And the long willows drowse on the shoulders of the running water, and sleep from much music; joined songs of day-end, feathery throats and stony waters, in a choir chanting new psalms. | |
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| It is too much for the long willows when low laughter of a red moon comes down; and the willows drowse and sleep on the shoulders of the running water. | |
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