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False Hope

Each push of the deal/draw button brings another false hope. What do you see on the screen? Four cards of the same suit. Hoping for a flush, the odd card is expunged. What do you get next? Any type of card you don’t need. It’s always one card from glory. Each new bet is a try in vain. You don’t want to walk away, even though a voice inside says yes. That big win may be next. Yet again, there’s another false hope.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 2/25/2012 1:38:00 PM
Yep true...enjoyed your poem Robert...congrats on your win.
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Date: 2/25/2012 7:01:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in P.D's "Free Verse~Poem" contest Robert. Love, Carol"
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Date: 2/24/2012 8:49:00 PM
ROBERT~CONGRATUALTIONS! with your free verse poem *^* thank you for supporting my contest ;-) ~ always*PD
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Date: 2/24/2012 8:49:00 PM
congrats Robert on a wonderful writre and win luv.. more amazing lines from your gifted pen..
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Date: 2/23/2012 12:37:00 PM
Interesting topic that you have chosen..Enjoyed reading what emotions that a gambler may feel..Thanks for the kind review of my work..Your thoughts were uplifting..Sara
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Date: 2/23/2012 8:26:00 AM
Enjoyed reading this, jag
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Date: 2/23/2012 12:07:00 AM
Another great poem. I agree with you about gambling. Most never win and many lives have been destroyed.
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Date: 2/22/2012 11:25:00 PM
I enjoyed this one about false hope there you are again at the casino!!! (funny what you said about Lyndon johnson. Now what made ya say THAT?)
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