If Love Was Gold

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



If Love was gold, then man's wealth would
Be more than any king,
Because you could not buy or sell
It like a diamond ring.

The wealth it gives would grow for those
Who had it every year,
 Since interest would enlarge the love
That made the wealth appear.

That treasure that love gives to all
Can live forever more,
That's why all diamonds of the world
Cannot compete for sure.

About this poem

The value of love

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Written on August 13, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 13, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 379
Words 79
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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