One Penny

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One Penny

When I was a kid and had a penny
My choices of things to buy were many
Gum, nuts and candy were only a few
Also my weight and a fortune too
Today its mostly used 
By merchants who love to holler
That 99 cents is a better deal 
Than a dollar

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If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

Ogden’s Poems (36)

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