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A Penny For Your Thoughts

I searched for a Penny
So I could hear her thoughts
Sadly there weren't any
My heart was left in knots

Perhaps a wooden Nickle 
Or maybe a thin dime
Would help me in a pickle
So this girl could be mine

I was determined to pass Buck
For he seemed to have her ear
He possessed that Irish luck
So I cried in my green beer

This girl I wanted to hold
Was enamored with his gold






"Penny for your thoughts"

"Don't accept any wooden Nickles."

"All he had was one thin dime"

"The Buck stops here"

"Luck of the Irish"

"The one who has the Gold gets the girl!"

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Jeff Connelly Date: 9/26/2019 9:28:00 AM Interesting line selections. A true found poem that only you could find Richard. Thanks Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/26/2019 10:51:00 AM Thanks Jeff. ;0)

Vera Duggan Date: 3/30/2015 2:16:00 AM Richard I do like this sonnet, so easy for me to read, as you can see by my poems I like easy and simple, thank you so much for sharing, hope you are well, take care............Vera............... Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/30/2015 7:33:00 AM Thanks Vera I appreciate your visit.

Eve Roper Date: 3/25/2015 11:00:00 PM A 7 ! ! Good humored write Congratulations on your win. Blessings dear friend Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/26/2015 7:06:00 AM Good morning and thanks Eve.

Robert Lindley Date: 3/24/2015 6:13:00 PM Congrats my friend, loved your poem.. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2015 7:13:00 PM Thanks Robert.

Sasha Maharaj Date: 3/24/2015 8:29:00 AM Congrats Richard :) love it. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2015 8:38:00 AM Thanks Sasha.

Sara Kendrick Date: 3/24/2015 6:32:00 AM Thanks for participating in my contest..Did you know that people were really paid in wooden nickles which could only be used at the company store which kept them tied to the company where they worked?..Sad isn't it..Sara Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2015 8:13:00 AM What an interesting story, I did not know that.

Robert Lindley Date: 3/22/2015 10:54:00 AM so many quotes and you nailed them all in your verses. Great comparison the female to treasure for they are ALL treasures indeed! Sadly truth in the fact that too often the gold gets the gal.. A7 and good luck in Sara's contest. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/22/2015 10:57:00 AM Thanks Robert.;0)

Monterey Sirak Date: 3/21/2015 8:48:00 AM Your creativity and originality know no boundaries! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/21/2015 9:01:00 AM You are kind Monterey.

Maurice Yvonne Date: 3/21/2015 5:22:00 AM Yeah! Another very creative write by a very imaginative talent! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/21/2015 7:27:00 AM So good to see you back my friend.

Cecilia Macfarlane Date: 3/19/2015 8:58:00 AM This is excellent! Love it! Hugs Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/19/2015 9:04:00 AM Thanks Cecilia.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/18/2015 7:41:00 PM gosh, you sure used a lot of little quotes for yours. Very inventive!! I enjoyed this one, Richard. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/19/2015 9:05:00 AM Thanks Andrea.

Arthur Vaso Date: 3/18/2015 12:19:00 AM LOL Loved this!!!! Happy St Paddy's Day Richard! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:27:00 AM ;0)

Constance La France Date: 3/17/2015 5:23:00 PM Richard, this is a fun poem, I love your humour, best of luck in the contest and thanks so much for your kind comment on my poem, weeping . . . Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:28:00 AM My pleasure!

Laura Leiser Date: 3/17/2015 12:55:00 PM Very clever poem, Richard! I enjoyed it :) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:30:00 AM Thanks for visiting Laura.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/17/2015 12:11:00 PM Dear Richard, You incorporated many great quotes in your sonnet! I love the idea of this girl not having any thoughts. If she did, she would have fallen for you and you wouldn't have had to cry in your green beer. Awesome entry for Sara's contest! Love, carolyn Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:29:00 AM You are kind Carolyn.

James Horn Date: 3/17/2015 11:37:00 AM But what about the Irish green or where you just being mean and avoiding the Irish scene? Other that that poem was great. Jim Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:32:00 AM Thanks James.

Eileen Manassian Date: 3/17/2015 10:04:00 AM OH WOW! This is superb. This is surely not a contest I will join. Too difficult. Lovely write, Richard. Lovely Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/18/2015 8:34:00 AM Just having a bit of silly fun. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I see you were really inspired yesterday. Great job Eileen.