'God' is composed of letters three, <br /> But if you put an 'l' <br />Before the last it seems to me <br /> A synonym for Hell. <br />For all of envy, greed and hate <br /> The human heart can hold <br />Respond unto the devil's bait <br /> Of Gold. <br /> <br />When God created Gold to be <br /> For our adorning fit, <br />I little think he dreamed that we <br /> Would come to worship it. <br />But when you ruefully have scanned <br /> The chronicles of Time, <br />You'll find that lucre lends a hand <br /> To Crime. <br /> <br />So if you are a millionaire, <br /> To be of Heaven sure, <br />Give every penny you can spare <br /> Unto the sick and poor. <br />From Gold strike out the evil 'ell,' <br /> And so with letters odd <br />You can with peace of spirit spell <br /> Just GOD.<br /><br />Robert William Service<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/two-words/
