Just a Penny
AHCM324
by Alison Hedger
Just a humble penny piece
Not worth a lot, I agree.
But I have had a busy life
In sky, on land, at sea.
I’ve spent time in a bank vault
Wishing to be free,
And had a year or two as cash
In a gaming machine. Whoop-eee!
I’ve been won and spent, and then guess what?
I chinked around a purse
That smelt only of TCP.
The owner was a nurse.
Hidden in a pocket
I flew off to foreign lands.
Then came back to please a child
With icky sticky hands.
I’ve been dropped into collecting bags
In churches near and far.
And even had a boring spell
Inside a dusty car.
I’ve been aboard a pleasure boat
And helped to buy a treat.
Pink ice cream if I recall,
For a man with booted feet.
In the park it rained for days
And I got really clean.
By sparkling in the morning sun
I once again was seen.
My long wet wait was over,
I was picked up with much glee
And taken off with undue haste
And used to pay for tea.
Never knowing what is next
Is part of all the fun.
I only hope the penny piece
Circulates for years to come.
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