Prompt: Write about the penny.
The penny is going away. Does that mean it will cost a dollar for our thoughts now?
It reminds me of the Griswold Christmas when the grandma tells Rusty she will give him a quarter if he behaves. He rolls his eyes in response because even then the quarter had become of questionable value.
Goodbye penny candy—although you have been nearly obsolete for some time. Those are the sweet tales that make our elders smile and sit back in their chairs remembering a simpler time. When a pocket of change could possibly change your outcome.
So goodbye, penny, thank you for adding up over the years in my Strawberry Shortcake piggy bank. You helped put food on the table and bought my first Rubix’s Cube. You gave us all a game of joy to pick you up wherever we found you and knew it was a day of good luck.
Goodbye penny, if you want my two cents, I will miss your shiny worth!
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