I Admire Sandburg's Songs - Option #2

Did Carl Sandburg ever sing?
He played guitar, he could dance,
he could hum, but, I really don't think he could sing
the wonderful songs and poems that he wrote!

I've heard recordings of him and seen him on TV.
Never once did I ever find his voice pleasing.
He had one of he most gravelly voices I've ever heard.

But, he did sing! He sang throughout his five
Volumes of prose on Abe LIncoln. He wrote poems
(songs) by the bag full. He read and played music
to his poetry. Some of his poems were a bit sing-songy,
but his admirers loved him just the same!

Yes, old Carl Sandburg was not only a bard,
but a singer of songs, a top country fair performer,
and a teller of tales. He may not have been much
appreciated in his time, but he was outstanding in
his many talents.

Old Carl could farm, write, report the news,
compose poetry, salute Chicago, and talk about fog.
Like his predecessor Walt Whitman, Sandburg saw
things as the common man did, then he wrote for that man.
He was the tops and America's people's poet for
the twentieth century!

Author notes

Author's Notes: This poem is an entry to the contest: Options, options, and MORE OPTIONS!!! Carl Sandburg is the poet that I guess I admire the most! So This poem uses OPTION #2 for a theme -- Sandburg was the Woody Guthrie of written poetry and did sing many of his poems and even his own songs! He often sang at state or county fairs and loved to entertain an audience or his children!

Look for the PBS special featuring him in live action in the later part of his artist life -- it is just a great tribute!

Elderly Carl Sandburg photograph thanks to Wikipedia!