Pennies Now Penury

   I saved mine
   along with nickels 
     and dimes

  Unwanted, now discarded
    ~ change over time
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Lawless Avatar
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Well, a few President's ago we were promised "Hope and Change" and all we got was some loose change"
Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
a bit of truth within your coin poem....I remember collecting pennies and putting them in a special book. Never spent any of them...sad to witness the penny's demise.
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