bookseller was a good sport when my younger brother paid for my birthday gift entirely in quarters lunch was nice — sat in an old diner with my two favorite people… girlfriend to my right, brother to my left — chicken salad was meh, but the chips were good —
" these words they're' still young...." Love that line! Nice to have a Franco nightcap :-) Did you catch your breath enough yet? :-) What a sweet tribute to your people.
So heartfelt & funny, paying with 35 quarters; quite a trip and a good memory to have. So true about family and friends, the love, the glue that keeps us together; they make our lives better & best. Thanks.
I don't know where I'd be without my brother. He's my rock, always steady, always dependable. I think everyone deserves someone like that in their lives.
Beautiful poem. 39 quarters are better than 975 pennies.
What David said on the restack was right—you have such a hypnotic way of delivering the prose. Pulls me toward the heart of it.
" these words they're' still young...." Love that line! Nice to have a Franco nightcap :-) Did you catch your breath enough yet? :-) What a sweet tribute to your people.
Gratitude is the way. So earnestly expressed in the voiceover too.
ho ho ho, what book did you get
This one is a favorite of mine, Franco. So happy you re-posted! Happy birthday fellow Piscean!
i love this
"But the greatest love is always the simplest love." so true
Sweet poem, Franco!
I lost a $20 bet to a co-worker that Reagan would lose the presidential race in 1980. Paid her in pennies (back when they were worth something).
So heartfelt & funny, paying with 35 quarters; quite a trip and a good memory to have. So true about family and friends, the love, the glue that keeps us together; they make our lives better & best. Thanks.
I don't know where I'd be without my brother. He's my rock, always steady, always dependable. I think everyone deserves someone like that in their lives.
Also, let us know when your birthday is?
This made my day.
Splendid.
Beautiful! I can so relate. Family and love triumph over all.