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For a Nickel

for a nickel little boys shined his shoes he saw himself in them

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Michael Miers

Date: 1/31/2015 10:07:00 PM

perfect stroke. the images remind me of some Thomas Wolfe. brilliant.

Carole Fairish

Date: 6/7/2014 1:03:00 AM

a small poem with so much meaning Excellent write :)

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 6/3/2014 2:34:00 PM

marvelous word play here, a genius of a write by a genius of a poet. Kudos

Jerry Bolton

Date: 6/3/2014 9:54:00 AM

Oh yeah, I go back to those days. Red Foley put out the song, "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" as a tribute to those "shiners." Hah!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/3/2014 2:14:00 AM

Congratulations on this little Gem being featured!

Michael Dom

Date: 4/1/2014 3:59:00 AM

what a striking image - I'm glad I caught up with this. cheers!

Carrie Richards

Date: 3/24/2014 3:28:00 PM

I love a tanka that can express so much in so few words !! Well done, Susan ! And thank you kindly for my placement in your "Blue's" contest!! I'm reading your list, and some great tail-end rhymes were terrific entries! Thanks again for the honor to be among them!

Robert Johnson

Date: 3/11/2014 9:35:00 PM

A nice reflective write. :)

David Williams

Date: 3/2/2014 9:05:00 AM

hey Susan love this excellent piece of work...David

Ralph Mason

Date: 1/27/2014 7:57:00 PM

enjoyed your poem and the double meaning. Warm thoughts, Ralph

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/9/2014 10:26:00 AM

I like this one.Great work that you have penned about a time that I remember when there were shine boys.My father would give his nieces and nephews a nickle to clean his shoes and shine them also.That was back when people might take home 5 or 6 dollars a week for working 50 or 60 hour week.Some of the children faced some really hard times because of poverty..Thanks for the honor of placing in your contest.I appreciate you reading and thinking my work was worthy of being in your winners' listSara

Kathryn Collins

Date: 12/9/2013 9:45:00 AM

Dear Susan - This is one I read over and over. Such depth in this little diamond. love, Kathy

Jack Horne

Date: 12/4/2013 2:22:00 PM

love this deep write, Susan - not surprised it was published. Thanks very much - loved the contest

David Fisher

Date: 12/3/2013 8:39:00 PM

Cool insight and well done.