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REQUIEM FOR A CROESUS by LEW SARETT

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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