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Pocket Change ............................................. from #7
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Pocket Change ............................................. from #7 |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London 
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Pocket Change ~~~ At the Donut shop before the dawn a faceless vagrant too is drawn He rifles through unwanted trash with a careless glance as I go past ~ A busy spot both day and night with drive through line a constant sight Fresh donuts for the paying crowd what's left ... attracts those not so proud ~ Once inside the busy shop with fresh brewed coffee from simmering pot Aroma savored before I taste and not one drop will go to waste ~ I relax to shake the morning chill as thunder and lightning break the still Sheets of rain now drive him in near dripping wet with a hapless grin ~ Can I help you Sir ? the clerk's hollow tone then time stood silent ... with a heartless moan This challenge answered through my reply my nod ... I'd catch the bill and buy ~ He sat protracting every sip watching rain beat at the door I ordered one to go and left ... enough to pay for four ~~~ |
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Masked Intruder
Moderator
Senior Member
since 1999-05-23
Posts 1231Near golden sunsets |
Certainly very kind of you. Thought-provoking You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. -- Navajo Proverb |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It does me good to see the good ones from the Archives breathe a breath of fresh air...especially when they comingle with drifts of coffee and donuts, common sense and courtesies... |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
very nice of you...i'm sure he enjoyed those donuts |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Yes, "there but for the grace of God go you or I." Very nice. Chris Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Ahhh, this is so touching! I just love it when people practice random acts of kindness. Great write by someone from my hometown, too!! ~Time has cast a spell on you |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Dang, Rex! I just got rid of Balladeer with my last poem, and now you gotta post this most excellent story! Gimme some breathing room to relish my victory, will ya?! I really like this poem you've penned. Excellent story, and a good clean end, which is not so easy to do. |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
Masked Intruder ... he's worth it, I'm sure  Sunshine ... thanks for re-reading always a pleasure to hear from you faterider ... thankyou, I'm sure he did Nightshade ... to be sure Nancy ... I guess I'm a softy ... I've always been kind to street people ... and it's only 'Pocket Change' Thanks LJ ... I've been watching the two of you for quite some time and I must say, I get a lot of chuckles ... you're both good writers and this place couldn't 'Tic' without you |
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