Friday, January 16, 2026

The Lincoln Savings Bank

Every other Friday,

With my paycheck in my hand,

I headed to the savings bank,

Exactly like I’d planned.


I’d cash the check, depositing

A bit so it would grow,

Reflected in my passbook

Where the interest would show.


That Lincoln Savings Bank is now

An upscale toddler gym,

Survival rates for local banks

Now, sadly, kind of slim.


Direct deposit also changed

The way most folks get paid

And I’m not sure that passbooks,

Nowadays, are even made.


Yet I remember feeling

So grown-up with that fresh check,

Never thinking it would be replaced

By banking done by tech.

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