For the Love of Money



A dollar’s color, is envy green.
A compassionate heart, it can wean.

For the love of money, can make you blind.
It can make you lose, your very mind.

For the love of money, can cause pain.
Nothing good, comes from ill gotten gain.

For the love of money, can make you lose control.
It can cost you your friends, your freedom, even your soul.

Having money is okay.
But to love it, causes dismay.

About this poem

“For the love of money is the root of all evil.” - 1 Timothy 6:10

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Submitted by on January 18, 2022

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 399
Words 88
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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