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The Throne of Mammon Grey
May 26, 2023
Father, mother, child and pet,
Is thine greed satisfied yet?
-- Even after thrice away,
You come to the throne of Mammon grey.
Pray’st thou for riches?
If thou seek a golden coin,
Have will to risk both life and loin,
Come to the throne of Mammon grey.
Come to the throne and pray,
The response, “get thee away!”
This is the tale of Mammon grey,
The tale of man where he still lays.
Who desires an empty throne?
King nothing sits on the throne,
The throne of Mammon grey.
© Anonymous
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The throne of Mammon is mentioned in the first stanza of William Blake's "I Rose Up at the Dawn of Day" and that first stanza is my primary inspiration for this poem. The line "pray'st thou for riches?" and repetition of "get thee away!" is taken directly from the aforementioned poem. "The Throne of Mammon Grey" is about the fruitless pursuit of useless things, specifically pursuit of monetary wealth.