Paperclip

I praise the lonely paperclip
Magnificent invention
Quite recently, it used to keep
Things needing your attention

And I hear once, not long ago
This tale grows in the telling
An expert trader – saw the show!
Did trade it for a dwelling

But now, it’s lonely in a drawer
and looking for a suitor
no, we don’t need it anymore
since we use a computer

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2782988-Write-a-poem-praising-an-inanimate-object The story of the guy who started trading from a paperclip and traded up to a house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip