Skat
I thought of a girl
I wished to know better
So I started with her name
Examining the placement of each letter
The name
That name
The one she chose
Not Rose
or Daisy
Violet or Macy
The interesting bit
She chose the name SKAT
I was left to ponder about that
Where was her mind at??
This poet and sweetie
who glides in and out of our lives
like the proverbial cat
So I searched Google
for the meaning
Wondering what she was feeling
Was the definition sweet and appealing?
It ended up being about cards and dealing
SKAT is the discarded card
My heart dropped from the ceiling
Leaving my mind questioning and reeling
Instead let's make her the ace up our sleeve
The most special of all cards
lets search deep in the pile to retrieve
If we do
maybe then she'll believe
she is worthy of our love to receive
We all want to be in the game
Sometimes there's meaning in a name
If we don't look close that is our own shame
Now when I look at SKAT
I see her differently
not the same
On a flickering candle
She is the flame
Both light and shadow,
SKAT is her name!
Dedicated to our SKAT
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2015
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