[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...
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
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.
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That image of someone dropping a worthless coin in a bowl is heartbreaking...
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What a poignant little poem!
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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!
ReplyDeleteBut 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 :)
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A jewel of a haiku. Says so much with so few words. Conjures up an image .. a sad one. Well done.
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Interesting, something loses its value, until it has no value at all?
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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!
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They abolished pennies in canada some time back. A nickel is our smallest coin.
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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! :-)
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Jaw dropping and stirring! An awesome haiku I'd like to read again and again!!
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Striking image there!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure British pennies don't have much longer ....
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Dropping a worthless coin to a beggar shows the utmost contempt and cruelty.Karma will find them.
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Love this astute piece of writing, Gillena.
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