Broadway

Carl Sandburg

I shall never forget you, Broadway 
Your golden and calling lights. 
 
I’ll remember you long, 
Tall-walled river of rush and play. 
 
Hearts that know you hate you
And lips that have given you laughter 
Have gone to their ashes of life and its roses, 
Cursing the dreams that were lost 
In the dust of your harsh and trampled stones.