Two Words

'God' is composed of letters three,
         But if you put an 'l'
Before the last it seems to me
         A synonym for Hell.
For all of envy, greed and hate
         The human heart can hold
Respond unto the devil's bait
                   Of Gold.

When God created Gold to be
         For our adorning fit,
I little think he dreamed that we
         Would come to worship it.
But when you ruefully have scanned
         The chronicles of Time,
You'll find that lucre lends a hand
                   To Crime.

So if you are a millionaire,
         To be of Heaven sure,
Give every penny you can spare
         Unto the sick and poor.
From Gold strike out the evil 'ell,'
         And so with letters odd
You can with peace of spirit spell
                   Just GOD.