Max Michelson. A Rich Gentleman. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

A Rich Gentleman

By Max Michelson


From “Masks” YOUR nostrils sniff the air,
Your ears stand alert:
Near you, like wolves in the forest,
Lurk other people’s poverty and suffering;
And though your heart is robust—	5
Tough, like the cheek of a country girl,
You dare not trust it.