Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Thirteens of the Dollar Bill

The dollar bill has lots of thirteens.
Referring to the original thirteen colonies.
Pyramid steps – thirteen
String of pearls – thirteen.
Stars – thirteen.
Stripes – thirteen.
Eagle’s arrows – thirteen.
Shield – thirteen.
Olive branch leaves – thirteen
Olives  - take a wild guess.

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Gershon Wolf July 6, 2021 at 7:38 PM Do you know why 'thirteen?' It's a 'dirty little secret' between George Washington and Haym Salomon. Interesting episode flying under the radar of most American histories... Smiles, Gershon

L Milton Hankins July 6, 2021 at 9:09 AM Hmmmm...very interesting. I need to take a close look at the dollar bill. With me, they just come and go!