Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Cornhuskers. 1918.
33. Girl in a Cage
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To the click of a tube the dollars tumble.
And out of a mouth the dollars run.
Paper and silver,
Thousands a day.
to finger the dollars.
Some days…
the dollars keep on
in a sob or a whisper:
A flame of rose in the hair,
A flame of silk at the throat.