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A penny for them

June 24, 2014
By CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.
Leonardo Di Vinci

You see I'm a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?
~Sir Percy Blakeney

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thoughts seem so worthless
that they are sold for pennies,
mine must be worth more

© Valcy E., Stony Point, NY

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BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 25 2014 at 10:15 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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I like the twist on an old cliche. I also like the lack of capitalization. It works well in short poems like this because everything has to be so boiled down and concentrated.