A Penny For Your Thoughts

A

Saying that's been around forever
Where it came from I haven't a clue
There are many phrases just like this one
So familiar to both me and you

PENNY

Is a word not heard much these days
Its value's much less than a cent
We'd used to get a big bag full of candy
At the store, it was a big event

FOR

Many years its value has decreased
There's a rumor they'll no longer exist
Where's this technological age leading us
The good old days I surely do miss

YOUR

Thoughts are surely “what an old geezer”
He can't keep up with the times
But us old guys lived a much simpler life
For those good old days, I still pine

THOUGHTS

Of sodas, ice cream, and lollipops
Linger in the depth of my being
Tears can be seen trickling down my cheek
A warm sentimental old feeling