Golden-hearted Man

His acquaintances

wished him well.

The unacquainted

wished to make

his acquaintance.

Day and night

businesslike men with shovels

tramp past him

and stare at him

accusingly.

The businesslike men with shovels

have a twofold

task:

to bury him

in public

and exhume him

in secret.

In his heart

they suspect

gold

dust.