I've always been a stranger to things like wealth and fame <br />And If I struggle for to make ends meet I only have myself to blame <br />For I too had my chances but I left them go by <br />And others with far less opportunities are far wealthier than I. <br /> <br />For years of penning doggerel I do not have much to show <br />And though I love Mother Nature not much about her I know <br />The more I know I know the less I know I know seems sad for one to say <br />And with me about my Goddess Nature it has always been that way. <br /> <br />And money is all that seems to matter in the World of today <br />There was a time one could get credit if for food one could not pay <br />But those days long since over and money now is what matter most <br />To a pauper or a beggar none have ever drunk a toast. <br /> <br />Moneyed people rule the World and what a mess out of it they've made <br />For our crimes against Mother Nature a huge price we all have paid <br />Our rivers with chemicals polluted that wash out to the sea <br />Those who abuse Mother Nature abuse all of humanity. <br /> <br />There's a huge hole in the ozone and pollution in the air <br />And thousands must grow poorer just for one to become a millionaire <br />And for years of penning slipshod verses of success I cannot tell <br />But suppose that is the price one pay for penning doggerel.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/money-is-all-that-seems-to-matter/
