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Saturday 26th September 2020 Four pin code on the piggy bank Really getting upset at the rise of a bar of chocolate Unless there’s a discount – its not getting bought Grabbing ? no, just careful As the pennies from your last purchase gets back into your savings box Locked away till you have enough…
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Their pitch was in the perfect location Their routine rehearsed to perfection and for once – the sun was shining No problem with people passing by, or pigeons up in the blue sky they had a crowd, who cheered laughed and cried They sung out most of the afternoon till the dawn of the appearing…
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#Fowc #Cash I remember as a kid collecting the copper coins in an old tea caddy Ten penny chocolate drops your average spend for a little lads pocket sweets switched for comic books saving enamel for copper and a weeks reading funnies Hello Mister Twenty Pence Farewell Mr Pound Note Miss Shiny Pound has Arrived…
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“Balance” #Challenge30 #photography #balance They say the economy’s stable… tell that to the change on the corner of my bedside table I took it out of the pocket of a pair of trousers i threw into the laundry and they landed on the table like this The coinage will, of course be spent sometime soon…
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Thieves of time, Subtle in their art As a penny passed tween one weight and another Carefully counterbalanced So the cogs of the clock turned round Just so Cogs kept moving The giant hour hand As minutes passed on by Whilst the second hand, cried People stared at their time pieces Trying to get it…
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Purpose Sat by the bears sits a piggy as pink as a strawberry ice cream for ever he sits by the bedside expectation ? it’s not what it seems See , piggy keeps hold of the pennies as tight as the banks in the city, for when time is right, his contents will alight expect…
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Salford 16th August 2017 taken by inky like a magpie in summer, and collated for your enjoyment in response to the daily post Ooh, Shiny! 1. Diamond backed frog with two coins of the realm 2. The Moon, taken from a Salford Sky at Night 3. Plane in the test flight area of the RAF…
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#Piggypink #Coloryourworld #cyw #pig #bacon #bank Piggy is much more than humble bacon It’s common to many – you’re not mistaken Generous to a fault is dear old pig Got to be said – his heart is big Yet to avoid the fate of the butchers hook he will be found – tending your bank…
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Fortune For as long as prospectors keep talking Oregon’s wagon trail has attracted people far and wide Round the wild valleys they roam Trekking around the carved out valleys for Unforetold riches from the Horde of Coins Navigating the challenging terrain can be difficult Enjoy your quest – but expect trouble along the gold scattered route.
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