Clean Curtains - Revision history

Luisa.pfeifer at 22:14, 8 April 2026

2026-04-08T22:14:55Z

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	journal="Smoke and Steel"		journal="Smoke and Steel"
	page_range="41"		page_range="41"
			additional_information="https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-CMK-190/page/40/mode/2up"
	/>		/>
	<annotations>		<annotations>

Jannis.buschky at 12:50, 16 July 2024

2024-07-16T12:50:12Z

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	<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was		The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire— dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds that circled at midnights and noon listening to no prayers.
	~~:::~~ dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—
	~~:::~~ dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds
	~~:::~~ that circled at midnights and noon listening to no
	~~:::~~ prayers.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	" ~~ ~~ O ~~ ~~ mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing		"O mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
	~~:::~~ the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and
	~~:::~~ people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the
	~~:::~~ faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, dust, pollution, wind, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, dust, pollution, wind, sound">
	<poem>		<poem>
	Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of		Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of the street wheels and the lawless wind took their way—was it five weeks or six the little mother, the new neighbors, battled and then took away the white prayers in the windows?
	~~:::~~ the street wheels and the lawless wind took their
	~~:::~~ way—was it five weeks or six the little mother,
	~~:::~~ the new neighbors, battled and then took away
	~~:::~~ the white prayers in the windows?
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>

	</annotations>		</annotations>

Jannis.buschky at 12:45, 16 July 2024

2024-07-16T12:45:16Z

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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress		New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress and Green streets.
	~~:::~~ and Green streets.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The look of their clean white curtains was the same		The look of their clean white curtains was the same as the rim of a nun's bonnet.
	~~:::~~ as the rim of a nun's bonnet.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they		One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard cartons.
	~~:::~~ made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard
	~~:::~~ cartons.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways		The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was
	~~:::~~ loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was
	::: dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—		::: dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—
	::: dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds		::: dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds

Jannis.buschky at 08:25, 15 July 2024

2024-07-15T08:25:30Z

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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress and Green streets.		New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress
			::: and Green streets.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The look of their clean white curtains was the same as the rim of a nun's bonnet.		The look of their clean white curtains was the same
			::: as the rim of a nun's bonnet.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard cartons.		One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they
			::: made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard
			::: cartons.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways loose and the wheels whirled ~~dust—there~~ was dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber ~~tire—dust~~ of police and fire ~~wagons—dust~~ of the winds that circled at midnights and noon listening to no prayers.		The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways
			::: loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was
			::: dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—
			::: dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds
			::: that circled at midnights and noon listening to no
			::: prayers.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	"O mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing the rim of a nun's ~~bonnet—O~~ white ~~curtains—and~~ people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.		"   O   mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing
			::: the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and
			::: people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the
			::: faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, dust, pollution, wind, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, dust, pollution, wind, sound">
	<poem>		<poem>
	Dust and the thundering trucks ~~won—the~~ barrages of the street wheels and the lawless wind took their ~~way—was~~ it five weeks or six the little mother, the new neighbors, battled and then took away the white prayers in the windows?		Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of
			::: the street wheels and the lawless wind took their
			::: way—was it five weeks or six the little mother,
			::: the new neighbors, battled and then took away
			::: the white prayers in the windows?
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>

	</annotations>		</annotations>

Jannis.buschky at 12:32, 1 July 2024

2024-07-01T12:32:19Z

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	year_of_publication="1920"		year_of_publication="1920"
	genre="Poetry"		genre="Poetry"
	publisher="~~New York:~~ Harcourt, Brace and Howe"		publisher="Harcourt, Brace and Howe"
	journal="Smoke and Steel"		journal="Smoke and Steel"
	page_range="41"		page_range="41"
	/>		/>
	<annotations>		<annotations>
	~~== Clean Curtains ==~~

	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress		New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress and Green streets.
	and Green streets.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The look of their clean white curtains was the ~~sam~~		The look of their clean white curtains was the same as the rim of a nun's bonnet.
	~~eas~~ the rim of a nun's bonnet.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they		One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard cartons.
	made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard
	cartons.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>


	<paragraph keywords="car, car part, pollution, ~~scenery, urban~~">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, pollution, dust">
	<poem>		<poem>
	The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways		The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds that circled at midnights and noon listening to no prayers.
	loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was
	dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber ~~tire—~~
	~~dust~~ of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds
	that circled at midnights and noon listening to no
	prayers.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>
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	<paragraph keywords="">		<paragraph keywords="">
	<poem>		<poem>
	"O mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing		"O mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
	the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and
	people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the
	faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>


	<paragraph keywords="car, car part, pollution, sound">		<paragraph keywords="car, truck, car part, dust, pollution, wind, sound">
	<poem>		<poem>
	Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of		Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of the street wheels and the lawless wind took their way—was it five weeks or six the little mother, the new neighbors, battled and then took away the white prayers in the windows?
	the street wheels and the lawless wind took their
	way—was it five weeks or six the little mother,
	the new neighbors, battled and then took away
	the white prayers in the windows?
	</poem>		</poem>
	</paragraph>		</paragraph>

	</annotations>		</annotations>

Jannis.buschky: Created page with " == Clean Curtains == New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress and Green streets. The look of their clean white curtains was the sam eas the rim of a nun's bonnet.
2024-05-22T11:07:43Z

Created page with "<meta author="Sandburg, Carl" year_of_publication="1920" genre="Poetry" publisher="New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe" journal="Smoke and Steel" page_range="41" /> <annotations> == Clean Curtains == <paragraph keywords=""> <poem> New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress and Green streets. </poem> </paragraph> <paragraph keywords=""> <poem> The look of their clean white curtains was the sam eas the rim of a nun's bonnet. </poem> </paragraph> <par..."

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<meta
author="Sandburg, Carl"
year_of_publication="1920"
genre="Poetry"
publisher="New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe"
journal="Smoke and Steel"
page_range="41"
/>
<annotations>
== Clean Curtains ==
<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
New neighbors came to the corner house at Congress
and Green streets.
</poem>
</paragraph>

<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
The look of their clean white curtains was the sam
eas the rim of a nun's bonnet.
</poem>
</paragraph>

<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they
made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard
cartons.
</poem>
</paragraph>

<paragraph keywords="car, car part, pollution, scenery, urban">
<poem>
The warehouse trucks shook the dust of the ways
loose and the wheels whirled dust—there was
dust of hoof and wagon wheel and rubber tire—
dust of police and fire wagons—dust of the winds
that circled at midnights and noon listening to no
prayers.
</poem>
</paragraph>

<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
"O mother, I know the heart of you," I sang passing
the rim of a nun's bonnet—O white curtains—and
people clean as the prayers of Jesus here in the
faded ramshackle at Congress and Green.
</poem>
</paragraph>

<paragraph keywords="car, car part, pollution, sound">
<poem>
Dust and the thundering trucks won—the barrages of
the street wheels and the lawless wind took their
way—was it five weeks or six the little mother,
the new neighbors, battled and then took away
the white prayers in the windows?
</poem>
</paragraph>

</annotations>