The Last Cent
The Last Cent
I counted out every coin,
right down to the last cent
as I paid for my brand new
box of sixty-four. Some
of the pennies were so old,
they had turned “green”
around the edges. It sure
felt good walking home
with a rainbow in a box.
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Those green edges suggest this series will cover the speaker’s lifetime. The rainbow suggests the story has a happy ending.
Actually, the series will cover the speaker’s year at school. There will, indeed, be a happy ending.
‘rainbow in a box’. Nothing else is as delightful as a new box of crayons–even for someone far from the age of school days.
I’m almost 64, and this is the first box of 64 I’ve ever had.