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