3 Haikus / $100

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Penny for your thoughts
Nickle and dime for free
Quarter past the hour
Fifty scents I smell 
For half a dollar to sneeze
A dollar a day
Five alive, ten dead
Twenty soldiers in a row
Fifty is a Grant

3 haikus for $100. Get ‘em cheap!

This is for a dVerse prompt: The use of lists in poetry can be a very powerful tool. Not just as poems themselves but maybe even more as a tool to start when your creativity is low. … The whole poem may be a list, but you may also use it in a section as above.

Essentially write a poem with a list in it. I chose to do denominations of US currency. I hope you enjoy. 😊

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

18 thoughts on “3 Haikus / $100”

  5. I can almost hear the barker at a carnival shouting these words, Stew! Each stanza — puns and all — lead into the next, the last suddenly sobering. This poem leaves its mark.

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    1. Thanks Bjorn. It’s a matter of supply and demand. Too many thoughts being shared that nobody wants to hear. 😂 For yours I’ll do a whole 4 cents. lol 🙏🏾

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