Coins [nean]

They weigh nearly nothing
but they carry the world:
just five pennies,
one dime --
the extravagance of his love.
"It's just one more gift;
you can buy something nice,
for yourself...
or maybe someone special"
His intense eyes search
for the worth of my soul
as they beg my approval
"I know it's not quite
what you wanted,
but it's all I could find."
I wonder at the simplicity
of these small bits of copper
revealing treasures far greater
then mere value in change