Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

A Sinking Boat

The second house this year to go under in Atlantic City.
This is a scenario that does not look too pretty.
A once venerable establishment will soon be history.
The future of gaming is now obscured with doubt.
In the big crap game of business, they have just sevened-out.
We will be bidding farewell to the esteemed Showboat.
They have tooted their last horn with a sour note.
After August 31, that will be all she wrote.

from a local news story

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Debbie Guzzi July 4, 2014 at 4:05 PM Gambling! So ingrained in human nature after all if we wouldn't take the gamble we'd never have left the cave! [for sure I'm still in one writing on the walls LOL ;)] Light & Love

Jslambert Mister Roboto July 2, 2014 at 11:00 PM two down, many more to go I suppose. Soon, the entire coast line may be in trouble. I used to live on the beach, (Atlantic Ocean, myrtle beach S.C.) I would sit on my big wooden deck in a hammock and write, watching the tide get closer and closer every year. DRAMATICALLY. I moved to Michigan. THink I will read a couple more of yours tonight.

Arthur Vaso June 28, 2014 at 10:54 PM Liked this one, I wonder if anyone is giving odds on the Aug 31 date? LOL

Tim Smith June 28, 2014 at 6:11 AM A sad day for Atlantic City. Makes you wonder if the market is getting over saturated