Classic and Contemporary Poetry

RED TREASURE, by CAROLYN AUSTIN
First Line: If blessings could be bought with gold
Last Line: I'd count each bleeding jewel blessed.

If blessings could be bought with gold,
And I in gems might coin my blood,
For you I'd purchase every bliss,
Right gladly would I pour its flood.

Like dross I'd fling the rubies free,
To you alone be it confessed;
If this could win your heart for me,
I'd count each bleeding jewel blessed.