Old MacCollum and The Gold

Old MacCollum was walking
down a garden path.
He spotted something shiny
under the bird bath.

He walked up real close,
inspected with his eyes —
a pile of gold nuggets!
Imagine his surprise!

He stood up quite tall
and looked all around.
Is there any person here
who sees what I have found?

His eyes did not spy
any people near.
The true nature of MacCollum
will now become clear.

He could take the nuggets,
a treasure — like a king,
have an artist fashion
Mrs. MacCollum a gold ring.

Oh, she would love that.
Would love to show her friends.
So, it is decided?
No, that is not how this ends.

MacCollum instead turned
and left the gold behind.
Now on a mission,
the gold’s owner he must find.

That is Old MacCollum —
a man that you can trust.
Aware of his greedy side
but do the right thing, he must.

I’m sure you will wonder
what happened next.
MacCollum found the gold’s owner.
How the gold got there is complex.

Thrilled to have found it,
the owner felt quite free.
He said to MacCollum,
What can I give to thee?

My wife would love a ring
to show all her friends.
She got a gorgeous ring
and now our story ends.