33. Girl in a Cage. Sandburg, Carl. 1918. Cornhuskers

Carl Sandburg (1878–1967). Cornhuskers. 1918.

33. Girl in a Cage


HERE in a cage the dollars come down.
To the click of a tube the dollars tumble.
And out of a mouth the dollars run.

I finger the dollars,
Paper and silver,	5
Thousands a day.

Some days it’s fun
to finger the dollars.
Some days…
the dollars keep on	10
in a sob or a whisper:
A flame of rose in the hair,
A flame of silk at the throat.