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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHO GATHER GOLD, by ANDREW BICE SAXTON
First Line: They soon grow old who grope for gold
Last Line: For them old age itself is young.
Subject(s): Old Age
First Line: They soon grow old who grope for gold
Last Line: For them old age itself is young.
Subject(s): Old Age
THEY soon grow old who grope for gold
In marts where all is bought and sold:
Who live for self and on some shelf
In darkened vaults hoard up their pelf;
Cankered and crusted o'er with mould --
For them their youth itself is old.
They ne'er grow old who gather gold
Where spring awakes and flowers unfold;
Where suns arise in joyous skies,
And fill the soul within their eyes.
For them the immortal bards have sung;
For them old age itself is young.
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