Money
Edgar A. Guest
1881 to 1959
Does money bring men gladness?
Yes, at times!
It also brings men sadness
And to crimes.
Earned well it is a pleasure,
None denies;
But in the love of treasure
Danger lies.
Who grasps for it in blindness,
Foul or fair,
Sells out to bleak unkindness
And despair.
By money friends are parted;
Hatred sown;
For money, marble-hearted,
Men have grown.
Money's important. All require it
Till life is o'er,
But it destroys men who desire it
And nothing more.
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