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December 02, 2024

Schoolboy Gold

By Stephen Kingsnorth

Schoolboy Gold

The train was peopled close;
I yielded place to age --
as trained from early years.
Into my hand is pressed,
a threepence coin piece,
nugget of living gold.
What can be bought, nought:
what represents is all.







Article © Stephen Kingsnorth. All rights reserved.
Published on 2024-06-24
Image(s) are public domain.
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