The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over the harbor and city on silent haunches, and then moves on.
Carl Sandburg Connected to the Carolinas
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"Fog" (1916)
- year
- 1916
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“The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over the h…” Carl Sandburg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0BC12D3C11. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0bc12d3c11
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