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CONSUMING GOLD, by                    
First Line: My trifling finger-tips reach out for gold
Last Line: I pale to think of those whom I denied!
Subject(s): Gold; Materialism


My trifling finger-tips reach out for gold --
The quiet shatters, not a farthing rolls
Upon the path that leads to hungry souls,
For many of whom the solemn bells have tolled.
My shoulders wince beneath the heavy strain
From overflowing bags of coins that shine.
Did Midas love his gold as I love mine?
I will not give a pence to man or fane.
Hush ... through the silence chimes a distant clock;
The night has gone, and I have found no rest.
I turn in haste to fill my treasure-chest,
And hear the warning crow of Peter's cock.
There stands before me Christ, the crucified ...
I pale to think of those whom I denied!





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