GRASS
GRASS By: Carl Sandburg. ... Carl Sandburg, in his poem Grass, tackles this issue, that of time. ... Sandburg compares the grass mentioned in the poem to the relentless persistence of time. “I am the grass. ... He creates an image of a slow, constant event of this grass growing, how it “cover(s) all” (line 3). ... Just as if we let grass grow uncontrollably, so time catches up on us and allows things to get out of control if we let it just pass by without paying it it’s due respect by planning and managing it. ... The second line in Sandburg’s poem illustrates this perfectly: “Shovel them (the bodies) under and let me work – I am the grass: I cover all. ... The grass/time covers all.