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Tag: Coins
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Inspired by Chocolate tin-box – Ishaisms Guardian of the sweet stuff undertakes the role of an unofficial piggy bank ready and waiting for that day where the copper coins are inspected – then empties and shiny coins are replaced with nutty, chocolate delights
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#writeclub #whatliesbeneath #napowrimo I In the Garden Guarded by Gnomes under the depths of your lawn flower bulbs lie sleeping awaiting the first rays of spring II A little bit deeper you’ll come across sand, soil and clay and perhaps some tesserae from a roman dwelling or villa Coins from a market , eating irons…
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#fowc #Napowrimo I don’t know what you’d call it Inflation , perhaps ? If you took your single gold coin Inside the confectioner’s It would give you half the bag of boiled sweets Instead of what you got last year In fact you wouldn’t get any change It would leave you with empty pockets.
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Written in response to Sadje’s Sunday poser, Link Here It begins simply enough. Your grandparents, or great-uncles or aunties passing you an album for your sixth or seventh birthday slowly filling the book as each item is picked up places you’ve never been to finding their way to their allotted spot the craft develops over…
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#Socs #Fortune Council employees often get additional bonuses on top of usual salaries not that you would notice collecting the coins dropped down the street in the futile attempt to get the last vehicle home after a night out on the town
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#Writephoto #Money They say my humble home city is paved with gold….. concrete and tarmac inspectors have been spotted rescuing poor abandoned coppers and giving them a home in their wallet or purse if they find enough of them they’ll find their way from a wallet to a much bigger piggy bank where the men…
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#Writeclub The fluted cocktail glass took a fateful tumble on the bar floor after third refill of that cocktail everyone told her not to have The luminosity of the puddle led to some strange things “Blowing her mind” her mates watched on as she performed the fandango with a streetlight called Bill Her pals got…
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from inkdrops repository at allpoetry.com The green dollar billContains a lesson for allWho uses or spends Hidden away silentOn its folds and its edgesShort words of caution Lessons of learningDelivered by the banksIn a hidden form Prized by the manyHoarded by the blessed fewMessage for all here The root of all evil ?Every single greenbackTells…
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Salford, 5th April 2021 #Easter #BankHoliday #Napowrimo (with a nod to mr Roger Mcgough) While the kiddies are enjoying What the easter bunny has left them Someone else is enjoying some fun behind the closed doors The staff having fun Building castles with pound coins and swimming in shiny seas of five and ten pences…
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Salford, 17th March 2021 They said a leprechaun was seen on St.Patrick’s day He’d crossed the Irish sea by boat and travelled the East lancashire Way he spent his gold coins generously in all the pubs and bars and took in all the scenic spots travelling by taxi car the wide eyed among you would…
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