Pretty Penny
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Today I was walking along 
And spotted a penny on the ground. 
I walked over to were it lay 
And wondered at what I had found. 
  
I thought about why it was here 
And tried to find a trace 
Of who had it before 
It wound up in this place. 
  
  
Maybe it belonged to a man with black pants 
With green shoes and a red tie 
Or maybe it was from a little girl 
Who was oh, so shy 
  
Or perhaps it was stolen by a robber 
Who dropped it while he quickly ran 
From a loyal dog who chased him down 
His poor old wrinkled man. 
  
This coin could have come from a crazy old lady 
Who kept it in her rosy purse 
Who tripped and fell and lost her money 
Who was then taken by a nurse 
  
It would make more sense if it came from a chubby child 
Who had his penny in his pocket 
While wobbling to the store 
It came out of its lint filled socket 
  
I guess I will never know 
How this penny came to be 
But I do know where it will go 
Because now it is going with me. 
  
  
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

-Bertolt Brecht
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#2
Nice one, Vika. I'm glad it's not just me who thinks about these things Smile
It could be worse
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#3
I appreciate you reading Leanne Smile
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

-Bertolt Brecht
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#4
the contemplation of small things is something i do often Smile
thanks for the read
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#5
This is so cute... reads to me like a children's book Smile
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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#6
Thank you both for reading and commenting Smile

I was hoping it would read like that, because this was written for a child
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

-Bertolt Brecht
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