A Penny



I see a penny. Did someone accidentally drop you,
or did they drop you on purpose?
Pennies are worth the least, but we seem to
collect them the most.
You were lying face down.
It's been said that a penny found face down
is bad luck, and bad luck is something that
I don't need more of.
How this information was found out is a
mystery. A penny is a penny, but I just can't
take that chance. I'm sure I'll find another
down the road. No one likes you anyway.
Good luck penny. If someone picks you up
they don't know what you have in store. Will
you just make them one cent richer?
Or will you ruin their day?
Is the grief you may bring worth a cent?
No way!
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Submitted on June 30, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACDDEFGHIGJKIGLG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 638
Words 132
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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