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GOLD; WRITTEN FOR THE GOLDEN WEDDING OF MR. AND MRS. ALDEN by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: GOLD -- OF THE BLESSEDEST SUNSHINE
Last Line: YOUR WEALTH CAN NEVER BE TOLD.
Subject(s): ANNIVERSARIES;
Gold -- of the blessedest sunshine,
Gold -- of the yellow-bird's wing,
Gold -- of the buttercup's blossom,
And the dandelion of spring.
Not the dark gold of the miner,
Emblem of greed and unrest,
But the rare, sweet gold of true living,
This all your years have possessed.
This is the metal of heaven,
Where the streets are of shining gold,
And there, in your youth eternal,
Your wealth can never be told.



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