James Marshall Goff Poet Free verse

Penny Candy Paradise, 1962

...just inside the front door of Rexall Drug
the penny-candy bottom-shelf (easy reach!)
stretched about 15' I can picture it even now!


My little fingers
tightly clench
six saved pennies,
as I hurry to the drugstore
 aisle filled with
penny candy treasures,

….as far as my
eyes can see.



07/21/10
11:03pm

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Sara Kendrick July 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM Oh! What a day for a child...There was a time when that was all it took for a few hours or even days of happiness...Great nostalgic(Is that even a word?) write, Jim, that brought back memories..Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara

Kevin Semeniuk July 21, 2010 at 11:20 AM what a great little story and vision!..

C.C Bloomsfield July 21, 2010 at 1:58 AM lovely to read you my dear jimbo!how ru?

Poet Destroyer A July 20, 2010 at 9:37 PM wow! i love sweets so i know how them eyes can tingle,, to such a sight. enjoyed,..p.d.