Death & Dying
“Ace” Shaw
From Spoon River Anthology (1916)
Death & Dying
I never saw any difference
Between playing cards for money
And selling real estate,
Practicing law, banking, or anything else.
For everything is chance.
Nevertheless
Seest thou a man diligent in business?
He shall stand before Kings!
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MLA
Masters, Edgar Lee. ““Ace” Shaw.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/49/.
Chicago
Masters, Edgar Lee. ““Ace” Shaw.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/49/.
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