I finally got around to processing the video of myself constructing this poem. Creating a video of myself in action is a task I had been contemplating for quite some time. I am happy to have finally completed that task. The video is posted following the poem.
All right now... Enjoy this poetry offering about finding a penny…
Jenny Envy Wants My Penny!
Today I saw a penny sparkling pretty on the walkway.
Stopping to pick it up my fingers grabbed it happy and gay.
Shining smoothly in my hand
Penny looked unused and brand
New that is… So clean… So bright…
Like it had been minted last night
Examining the date
I read, two thousand twenty-eight.
I showed the coin to Jenny
Who stated it might be hers.
Said, “If it fell out of her purse
Then I should promptly reimburse.”
Thought I, ‘Oh geez! What could be worse?
Jenny’s quick claim sounded quite terse.
She wanted my smooth penny.
Her mind was filled with envy.’
Coin still snug in my clenched fist
Quickly I told her, “No!"
Appalled with my decision
She then claimed she had to go.
But when you think about it
How could Jen’s view be so?
Her purse had a gold locking clasp
The clasp had still been closed.
Well, I unclenched my fist
In time not to have missed
Penny accruing much more than
Twenty times my wrist.
This made Pen weigh in heavier
Than when I picked it up;
Still it felt warm in my pink palm
Still warmed my fingers too,
Excitement had me dancing
Hopping like a kangaroo.
Written by R. Renée Bembry
April 9, 2013
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