The Silver Penny

The penny hid a secret
And hid it very well.
Beneath its shiny surface
A story it did tell

Of a promise that he made her
Before he said goodbye
As she handed him the penny
And tried hard not to cry.

She thought about the penny
Traveling far and wide
And wondered did he miss her,
Still have it by his side?

He took a wife from far away
She had a husband too
Yet still she wondered often
Did the penny keep him true

Years went by, he came on home
A sick and lonely shell
Only came to say goodbye
His story sad to tell

Now he lies asleeping
No more tears to shed
He left that silver penny
His love for her it said

He`d kept her silver penny
When all else he had spent
That tiny little penny
Went everywhere he went

Now that silver penny
Is coming home to me
And proudly I will keep it
And it will help me see

Our secret silver penny
Without a word being cried
Has told a lovely story
Of a love that never died.

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