Anyone Game- Question Mark

Welcome to this "risk"-taking game of "life."
Choose a blue companion peg, or snag a pink wife,
or ride "solitaire" through this "scrabble"d "mousetrap,"
or add so many kids that they stack on your lap.

Enjoy the terrible twos and the "crazy eights,"
for they go by faster when they're wearing skates.
For love and career there's no "perfect match,"
but when you find what works best, it's best to attach.

If you start "hearing things," ignore the "mad gab."
Speak only kindness, giving gossipers a silent jab.
If you have no "clue" what you want to do for a career,
I'll "connect 4" or more options and list them here:

You can file by "sequence" in your "Rubik's cube"-icle,
using the "5 second rule" if food lands on your shoe buckle.
It may "boggle" your "cranium" to crunch numbers all day.
Would you rather be an "operation"al doctor for the pay?

As a farmer you could "pick up stix" in the field,
and compare "apples to apples" for the ripest yield.
If you're a prosperous hunter or a taxidermist,
you can display your "rack-o" antlers, with furry epidermis.
The "trouble" is there are many options to choose.
In this game of "life," sometimes you tie --- a child's shoes.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 9/19/2019 9:13:00 AM
This piece brings back a lot of memories. I think I have played all these games. A fun one to read.
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 9/22/2019 12:38:00 AM
Thanks, Rick. This was fun to write.
Date: 3/18/2019 6:53:00 PM
This is just great, Juliet! So cleverly written and entertaining, as well! Congrats on your win! :)
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/30/2019 10:16:00 PM
Thanks, Laura.
Date: 3/15/2019 9:57:00 PM
Beautifully done Juliet..Congrats on your win..
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/17/2019 10:51:00 AM
Thanks, Joseph.
Date: 3/15/2019 6:27:00 PM
very very cleverly done!! I am not looking at the winners' list, but I am guessing this one scored HIGH! Gosh, did you use every game name?? oh, and congrats.
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/16/2019 3:03:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea. Yours was very clever too!
Date: 3/15/2019 5:14:00 PM
I love the way you amened the titles so cleverly Juliet, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/16/2019 3:03:00 PM
Thanks, Jan. Poetic hugs, Juliet.
Date: 3/15/2019 3:20:00 PM
Congrats on your top win, Juliet.
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/16/2019 2:59:00 PM
Thanks, Line.
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