Notes About The Poem

I added some common card games we played to make it more my poem.

Anyone Game

The Trivial Pursuits of my fun youth
involved challenge more than I’m so Sorry
or look for a Clue while driving freeway.

We’d fend off Trouble without undue Risk
during long winters playing Canasta
or racking Cranium. Wins came brisk.

Soon a rough Scrabble for food not garbage
meant skills learned with Pinochle or Cribbage
promised a better return on survival.

Attitude, no Big or Little Casino,
before a blocking Operation
meant a Monopoly on Life without 
degradation like missing Whist or kisses.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Dietrich Avatar
May 14, 2019 at 3:53 PM
I really like this. Was this contest ever judged? I can't even remember. I also came here to ask you about your latest contest. Do you have a sample of one your did yourself on a season? I am wondering when you say to use an "item" in every line, does that exclude things from nature such as flower or bee?
Krutsinger Avatar
March 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Password was my favorite all-time game. Now my favorite game is Ca-Doo. I played Monopoly last month. This poem made me think of all three; it is cheerfully written.
Harper Avatar
March 15, 2019 at 4:24 PM
I'm not sure I every played Password or Ca-Doo, I guess I'm showing my age, lol! Thanks for reading and commenting, Caren
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