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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PALLADIUMS, by CARL SANDBURG Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: In the newspaper office - who are the spooks?
Last Line: Speak easy -- the sacred cows must be fed.
Subject(s): Newspapers; Journalism; Journalists
First Line: In the newspaper office - who are the spooks?
Last Line: Speak easy -- the sacred cows must be fed.
Subject(s): Newspapers; Journalism; Journalists
IN the newspaper office -- who are the spooks?
Who wears the mythic coat invisible?
Who pussyfoots from desk to desk
with a speaking forefinger?
Who gumshoes amid the copy paper
with a whispering thumb?
Speak softly -- the sacred cows may hear.
Speak easy -- the sacred cows must be fed.
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