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Bored Games

The game of chess
  truly bores me
Enough time between moves
  for a dip in the sea

There's one more game
  that drives me up trees
Time it with a calendar
   Its name ~ 'Monopoly'

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Valsa George

January 30, 2022 at 6:13 PM

You are right... ! Chess is for people with great concentration,not for poets who get easily distracted by flights of fancy.... Ha ha!

M. L. Kiser

January 30, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Ooh, I love both chess and monopoly; too be you don't live near me; we'd get a good game going.

Bill Baker

January 29, 2022 at 3:23 PM

I like Trivia Pursuit or Jeopardy. Bridge, if we're going to play cards.

Gershon Wolf

February 1, 2022 at 5:21 PM

I like to play hearts. Bridge is beyond my ken, as is chess. lol. ~ Hearts and Flowers

Unseeking Seeker

January 29, 2022 at 1:16 AM

Nowadays we can play blitz chess online, say 5 minute time limit, I do that a fair bit and enjoy too!

Gershon Wolf

January 30, 2022 at 7:19 PM

Blitz chess?! Now there's quite a variation on a theme! Enjoy! ~ gw

Anselmo Boles

January 28, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Monopoly? Yikes! How 'bout a game of "Game of Thrones" instead? Oops, sorry Gershon, that's a tv series. Cheer up G.W.!...ab

DM Babbit

January 28, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Yahtze!

Gershon Wolf

February 1, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Yahtze, Mah-jong, Bridge -- I can't play any of them. ~ No Longer Game (lol)

Debra L Brown

January 28, 2022 at 12:07 PM

Hi Gershon, I enjoyed this poem. We used to play Monoply with our son when he was young. It was his favorite game. He usually won, as he was the banker. Lol. The memories were priceless. Blessings ~ Debra

Gershon Wolf

February 1, 2022 at 12:27 PM

As they say, Debra: 'Always best to be the banker!' Cheers, gw

L Milton Hankins

January 28, 2022 at 10:13 AM

Oh yes, I agree. I enjoy Trivial Pursuit and some of the more strategic games. I get very frustrated with Monopoly.

Gershon Wolf

February 1, 2022 at 12:26 PM

I myself can't believe that anyone actually plays Monopoly anymore. After all, don't all the generations after the Boomers have ADD or ADHD?! ~ Dr. Pill-Happy

Jennifer Proxenos

January 28, 2022 at 9:59 AM

Scrabble is our thing, we play it often, Monopoly never and chess never, ever. Hugs and blessings, BORED games, you are so right. Jennifer

Paulette Calasibetta

January 28, 2022 at 9:03 AM

Gershon, as a child, I spent many hours, playing monopoly with family and friends. I never played Chess, wish I had learned because the strategy hones the mind. So for now I will just enjoy your creative McWhirtle "Bored Games". Blessings,Paulette

Gershon Wolf

January 28, 2022 at 9:06 AM

Thanks for the fun response Paulette... And here's a little 'nugget' for you: I never played chess either, but I've watched so many games, because all my relatives (from the Ukraine) play 'all the time.' So, I am kind of an 'honorary chess player.' lol. Monopoly -- tell me about it... Have a great weekend! Best wishes, Gershon

Sara Kendrick

January 28, 2022 at 7:14 AM

I have only played one game of monopoly and that was years and years ago. I finally gave my holdings to my grandson and went to bed. He was loving it. He would be saying, "I'm rich, I'm rich" and at least for that one time in his life he was. Enjoyed reading this one. The form is what caught my eye. Sara