I've only got a penny, <br />One shiny copper penny. <br />But I have lots of plans. <br />I could make a stage <br />For fleas to dance upon; <br />I could buy a yellow candy <br />From my friend who's only nine; <br />I can bet for heads or tales, <br />Then cheer me when I win; <br />I could tape it to a card <br />For my Grandma in the Home; <br />I could put it in a bucket, <br />In a Good Salvation bucket, <br />For the guys not doing fine; <br />I could race it 'gainst a nickel, <br />I could rub it when I'm sad, <br />Or round and round and round it, <br />Trace a sunshine shape, a ball. <br />But of all my lovely options, <br />The one I pick as best <br />Is to ask you for a thought— <br />One penny's worth of thought— <br />Which one do YOU like most?<br /><br />Bonnie Shipman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/one-copper/
