Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Money Talks

We pennies are coppers
    Quarters, two bits

  We dollars are bucks or singles
    Five dollars, five-spots or fins

  Tens are (or were) sawbucks
    Twenties, doubly so

  We hundreds are C-spots or 'G's ~
    Who says we're 'all about the Benjamins'

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Jeff Kyser September 6, 2022 at 4:15 AM I find I use cash less and less… huge jar of coins, too much to count, and roll. Need to take it somewhere and let them have their pound(s) of flesh…

Michael Tor September 5, 2022 at 8:50 PM Nice to recognize the smaller denominations of Gershon. They all have their value. Do you have a favorite?