Money

A boy found a penny
and he cherished it
protected its life
told it his dreams.

A young man found a dollar
and he saved it
hid it in a box
stowed it away.

An older man found many dollars
too many to care
and he spent them
never saving one.

An elderly man found a penny
it told him of a young boys' dreams
and he cherished it.

One of my favorites, but also one of those poems that you wonder "Did I hear this somewhere before?" Another high school poem. For some reason I was very reflective at this point in my life.