Murmerings in a Field Hospital

Carl Sandburg

1878 to 1967

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We are working on musical arrangements of Murmerings in a Field Hospital by Carl Sandburg and they will be published on a date yet to be decided.

[They picked him up in the grass where he had lain two days in the rain with a piece of shrapnel in his lungs

Come to me only with playthings now 
A picture of a singing woman with blue eyes 
Standing at a fence of hollyhocks, poppies and sunflowers 
Or an old man I remember sitting with children telling stories 
Of days that never happened anywhere in the world 

No more iron cold and real to handle, 
Shaped for a drive straight ahead 
Bring me only beautiful useless things 
Only old home things touched at sunset in the quiet 
And at the window one day in summer 
Yellow of the new crock of butter 
Stood against the red of new climbing roses 
And the world was all playthings 

Carl Sandburg's Murmerings in a Field Hospital

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  • Deep analysis of the poem's rhythm, structure, and emotional essence
  • Careful selection of musical styles that enhance the poem's unique voice
  • Balancing traditional poetic expression with contemporary sound landscapes
  • Multiple revisions to ensure the arrangement honors the poet's original vision

This creative journey takes time—each composition represents hours of dedicated work to create something that deepens our connection to Carl Sandburg's words in meaningful ways.

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