The love of money is a chain, Binding souls to greedy pain. The love of money is a jail, Bare abode of Hunger pale. The love of money is a czar, Lord of slaves that wretches are. The love of money is a wall, Bleak and barren, strong and tall. The love of money is a pit; Foulest creatures live in it. The love of money is a mine, Where the sunbeams never shine. Worst of all captivities, That the love of money is. Oh, be free, superbly free, From its cramping misery! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PORTRAIT OF A BOY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET CONTRA MORTEM: THE NOTHING I by HAYDEN CARRUTH FOR OUR BETTER GRACES by JAMES GALVIN TO THE ROCK THAT WILL BE A CORNERSTONE OF THE HOUSE by ROBINSON JEFFERS MODULATIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE BLACK RUNNER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON STREET CRIES: 6. TO RICHARD WAGNER by SIDNEY LANIER |