Boomers Prince Or Pauper

Boomers Prince or Pauper David J Walker Remembering when young boomers knew That a quarter really mattered As juvenile consumers grew The choices always flattered Displayed in rows at the corner store The buying power pondered A quarter could last An hour or more Before its value squander Remember the times when Quarters and dimes Were at the root of children’s chatter And now in tin pans and coffee cans The pennies and nickels are scattered Occasionally counted carefully in stacks of silver and copper remembering the value that used to be the difference of a prince or a pauper