Let Love Go on
LET it go on; let the love of this hour be poured out till all the answers are made, the last dollar spent and the last blood gone. Time runs with an ax and a hammer, time slides down the hallways with a pass-key and a master-key, and time gets by, time wins. Let the love of this hour go on; let all the oaths and children and people of this love be clean as a washed stone under a waterfall in the sun. Time is a young man with ballplayer legs, time runs a winning race against life and the clocks, time tickles with rust and spots. Let love go on; the heartbeats are measured out with a measuring glass, so many apiece to gamble with, to use and spend and reckon; let love go on.
Let Love Go on - meaning Summary
Love Defies Time's Limits
Sandburg urges readers to pour love outward without restraint despite time's relentless, embodied pressure. The poem frames time as a force that runs, breaks, and outpaces life, while insisting that love persist — spent fully, kept pure, and extended to oaths, children, and people. The speaker treats love as both finite currency and a moral demand: use it freely, cleanse it, and let it continue even as clocks and decay close in.
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