• Everyone’s familiar with the element gold
    For no matter what year, it never gets old.
    Its yellow, shiny surface is very pretty,
    But it’s too expensive and soft to be used to make cities.
    So instead it is used in necklaces, bracelets, and rings
    And also in the coins that people used to use to buy things.
    No one knows who discovered gold
    For people have cherished it since the days of old.
    Ancient Egyptians buried gold in their tombs
    As part of their fine and ornate costumes.
    Many stories have also been told about Au
    Like the one about good, old King Midas who
    Had the ability to turn anything to gold just with a touch.
    But is it harder to make gold than that? Yes, much.
    Gold must be extracted from the ground
    After it has finally been found.
    Gold has been around for thousands of years
    And will be around for thousands more still