In Carl Sandburg's poem, "Grass", the message of "Remembering the people that died for freedom" is distinctly portrayed. This poem is about people fighting and dying in wars for their independence and about the poet's desire to keep these important events remembered for generations to come. As the poet, who is the grass, covers the dead bodies, the future generations take it for granted that they have the liberty for free and fear of wars is not warranted. In the battle of Gettysburg, hundreds of thousands of Americans died in the most gruesome civil conflict our nation ever faced. His blank statements obviously portray the disappointment of the author that people forget the lives that were lost to give others freedom.

Towards the beginning of the poem, Carl Sandburg illustrates his negative feelings towards the people who forget about others who sacrificed their lives to gain freedom in...