My Penny Memories

I’m collecting memories

Like pennies in a jar.

Shiny ones, old tarnished ones

Some even from afar

Each penny has a story

A history of time

My favorites are the those

Of when you were mine

Each memory, like each penny

May not seem like a fortune to some

But a lifetimes worth of savings

Reminds me of where I’m from

Now the shiniest of the pennies

The one to me that’s worth the most

Is of you inviting me into your heart

Your love forever the gracious host

Now as my years are running out

My penny bottles growing full

I think I’ll cash it in for a blanket

Made of your cozy memory wool…