Wednesday, October 31, 2018

2346


[Oswaldo Guayasamín painting from pinterest]

in the street -
a beggar man wears one shoe
near a one cent coin

© gillena cox 2018


NOTE:
the one-cent coin will no longer be accepted as legal tender in Trinidad and Tobago. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago said in a statement on April 1, 2018...




Blog hopping today with

Poets United Midweek Motif
Money (for World Savings/Thrift Day)
Prompted by Susan



REVISIT
31 October 2015
31 October 2013
31 October 2012


Enjoy the music: King Radio - Mathilda she take me money...sung in 1939
October is Calypso History month in T&T



26 comments:

Susan said...

Ouch! What an image! I expect pennies will be worthless here any day. As it is, Philadelphia parking meters don't take pennies, nickels and dimes. Only quarters and bills and credit cards.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by Susan

much love...

Thotpurge said...

That image of someone dropping a worthless coin in a bowl is heartbreaking...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Rajani

Much💛love

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

What a poignant little poem!

Anonymous said...

Pennies are already gone here, in Canada. They were phased out because it cost too much for the copper - actually cost more than a penny to make one penny, so "poof" no more!

But your haiku is exceptional -
it really speaks and stings, from the heart
the wording is so perfect ... and I'm just struck by the use of "near a" and of course, the use of "one shoe" just really adds a new dimension to it!

and the image, the paining, is really wonderful - I think it's an excellent choice companion.

Have a great day Gillena :)

indybev said...

A jewel of a haiku. Says so much with so few words. Conjures up an image .. a sad one. Well done.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by MMT

much💛love

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Pat

Much💛love

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Bev

Much💛love

annell4 said...

Interesting, something loses its value, until it has no value at all?

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Annell

Much💛love

Old Egg said...

The times are a changing! Australia's lowest value coin is now 5c and has been for a few years now. However I liked the astuteness of the beggar man to ignore the 1c coin!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Robin

Much💛love

Sherry Blue Sky said...

They abolished pennies in canada some time back. A nickel is our smallest coin.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by Sherrg

Much💛love

Anmol (HA) said...

Oh, damn, that is quite a striking image — something that perhaps we all have witnessed in its deprivation and poverty. It's amazing how you have captured it all, both the pain and apathy, in this haiku. Very well penned, Gillena! :-)

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Anmol

Much💛love

Amit Agarwal said...

Jaw dropping and stirring! An awesome haiku I'd like to read again and again!!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Amit

Much💛love

Crafty Green Poet said...

Striking image there!

I'm sure British pennies don't have much longer ....

Cressida de Nova said...

Dropping a worthless coin to a beggar shows the utmost contempt and cruelty.Karma will find them.

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Juilet

Much💛love

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Cressida

Much💛love

purplepeninportland.com said...

Love this astute piece of writing, Gillena.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Sara

Much💛love