Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REQUIEM FOR A CROESUS, by LEW SARETT


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REQUIEM FOR A CROESUS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: To him the moon was a silver dollar spun
Last Line: With pennies on his eyes.
Subject(s): Moon; Religion; Stars; Sun; Theology


To him, the moon was a silver dollar spun
Into the sky by some mysterious hand; the sun
Was a gleaming golden coin,
His to purloin;

The freshly minted stars were dimes of delight
Flung out upon the counter of the night.

In yonder room he lies,
With pennies on his eyes.





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