Rich Or Poor

Rich or Poor written by William Henry Davies

From "Songs of Joy", 1911

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With thy true love I have more wealth
  Than Charon's piled-up bank doth hold;
Where he makes kings lay down their crowns
  And lifelong misers leave their gold.

Without thy love I've no more wealth
  Than seen upon that other shore;
That cold, bare bank he rows them to -
  Those kings and misers made so poor

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