Social Commentaries

The Paymaster

by Edwin Markham 1852–1940

From The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1899)

Social Commentaries

There is a sacred Something on all ways--
Something that watches through the Universe;
One that remembers, reckons and repays,
Giving us love for love, and curse for curse.

MLA

Markham, Edwin. “The Paymaster.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/21/.

Chicago

Markham, Edwin. “The Paymaster.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/21/.

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