Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PAWNBROKERS, by MARGUERITE WILKINSON


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PAWNBROKERS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God bless pawnbrokers!
Last Line: They are quiet men.
Subject(s): Pawnshops; Pawnbrokers


God bless pawnbrokers!
They are quiet men.
You may go once --
You may go again --
They do not question
As a brother might;
They never say
What they think is right;
They never hint
All you ought to know;
Lay your treasure down,
Take your cash and go,
Fold your ticket up
In a secret place
With your shaken pride
And your shy disgrace,
Take the burly world
By the throat again --
God bless pawnbrokers!
They are quiet men.





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