On the Coke bottle.

There it sits,

among her most cherished,

possessions, a Coke bottle,

The president of Coca Cola,

commissioned  an improved flavor,

New Coke, named it.

Tested unlabeled,

he had indeed,

improved it's flavor.

Released to world,

immediately was it hated,

by it's fans.

They had loved it.

for decades,

and would not tolerate,

this change.

Released then was it, again,

in its classic form.

He purchased this Classic Coke,

from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Jackson.

Recovered from storage, retained, 

from the days Yazoo had a bottling plant.

She knows, though little understands,

why it important, to him, to them.

So she's cared for this little bottle,

for decades now, as she cares for him,

for their children,

and the keepsakes from her childhood.