Brother, I am fire
Surging under the ocean floor
I shall never meet you, brother—
Not for years, anyhow,
Maybe thousands of years, brother
Then I will warm you,
Hold you close, wrap you in circles,
Use you and change you —
Maybe thousands of years, brother
We are busy working to bring Carl Sandburg's "Kin" to life through our unique musical arrangements and will have a full analysis of the poem here for you soon.
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