Media of Exchange

Demonetized
old currencies
(deposited behind thick glass)
buy nothing but attentions spent
on what was valued
long ago.

Museum treasures everywhere:

worthless
priceless

jewelry
stones

medallions
fragments

gold
and bones.




Media of Exchange © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.

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30 words (prompt limit).  Treasure brevity challenge prompt - link:

Partly concerning the literal aspect of the poem's title:

Medium of Exchange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_of_exchange
Submitted: November 18, 2020









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