Saturday, June 11, 2016

filling the jar

how quickly
the penny jar fills.
it sings
with coins as you toss
them in
at the end of each day,
along with
nails and pins,
screws.
odds and ends
from your work pockets.
money, like love
can grow,
be spent,
fill the jar of you,
which one can you live
without,
is unsure.

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