Eight-line Poems 2

Pennies

Pennies

If only I had the sense
to see the difference between pennies and cents
I’d no longer be penny-pinching
and from cents I’d never be flinching
but think of the extra expense
in asking for thoughts or intents
so forget all about Boring Benny
For Penelope’s now Lucky Penny.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 02.12.25
Prompt: Write a poem about a lucky penny.