The pawn-shop man knows hunger, <br />And how far hunger has eaten the heart <br />Of one who comes with an old keepsake. <br />Here are wedding rings and baby bracelets, <br />Scarf pins and shoe buckles, jeweled garters, <br />Old-fashioned knives with inlaid handles, <br />Watches of old gold and silver, <br />Old coins worn with finger-marks. <br />They tell stories.<br /><br />Carl Sandburg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/street-window/
