Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff The CoinInto my heart's treasury I slipped a coin That time cannot take Nor a thief purloin, — Oh better than the minting Of a gold-crowned king Is the safe-kept memory Of a lovely thing. Sara Teasdale: Sunset: St. Louis Sara Teasdale: Flame and Shadow, Memories Sara Teasdale: The Voice .com/t/poetry/flame-shadow/the-coin.html Sources Our Common Sources