with her back to the curb,
she examines the dollar
she was handed
as if it were counterfeit
or perhaps
she had not seen paper money before.
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The Sunday 160 only uses 160 characters (including spaces).
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19 comments:
Do you write of a scene you've seen? When I read this I envisage a homeless person who is living some troubled times...am I correct in my analysis of this.
A thought provoking 55 Mr Monkey!! Hope you've had a cracker of a weekend!
Cheers Kath
your 160 speaks volumes, welcome to our improving economy. smiles.
my 160 is up.
speaking of which, how's your search going?
very optimistic Sunday 160.
thank you for the fun!
mine is up.
Very effective descriptions...I can see this as clearly as if it were happening right in front of me. Great 160!
I've got one up now, too.
super 160! I see a little five or six year old in amazement of her first dollar allowance. Of course, that was just my interpretation :) Thanks for the thought inspiring 160 :) oh, mine's up too
it perfectly depicts the life of the homeless in my mind. I pass them everyday when i walk the dogs. "do I have a cigarette?'"do I have spare change?". Every path and every street corner. And always I want to ask "how did you come to be homeless and alone in the world?"....but I never ask, just hurry on by. So who is the more pitiful, them or me? Great thought provoking 160. I posted 2 today...it's been that kind of a weekend.
I could see this as a kid, or as a retarded or otherwise impaired street person.
Mine is here.
For me, it conjured up an image of the children of the homeless. Heartbreaking and thought-provoking.
Mine's up. (Sorry it includes another meme first; just feel they go together).
Wonderful. Made me think and that is always a plus.
This paints such a vivid picture!
Nicely observed!
This was from an experience I had yesterday in downtown Portland. A woman handed a panhandler a dollar and the panhandler began examining it in a most unusual way, hence my 160.
Hi & what an excellent 160 to start off this Sunday, very descriptive,& kinda sad, well done.
have completed mine its at
http://petemarshall1.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/the-victim/
Powerful 160, MM! She is probably used to coins.
she was wondering how she could make it grow
mine is up
Happy Sunday all
Just discovered this, and here I come, screeching in just under the wire.
My offering is up here.
she's obviously a change gal. Notes do it for me however... :-)
Nice work.
so sorry for being so late but it's ten till midnight so its still sunday just follow the link.
Gone Fishin
Thanks For reading Larry
"This Blog Of Mine"
She must not live in San Francisco.
On a side note: word verification is asking me to type in "mantra".
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