Best Casino Poems
I came.
I saw,
I won,
I was greedy.
I lost all.
No one knows
what to do
If I breathe in
my poodle's poo
Can I shake paws
with my cat
If I rub her tummy
Is there a caveat
And God protect me
from the friendly St. Bernard
Who slobbers all over me
I need a bodyguard
In fraught times like this
Where to turn for advice
Seems the truth really is
We're just rolling the dice
Tried it once
Left craving for more
Addiction took hold
bet
the car
three aces
lost to four fives
walk
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What's this I hear...you've spent all your cash.
Isn't that a shame...as you make a mad dash.
To the ATM you run...now isn't this fun?
Your reasoning is that you weren't really done.
Your luck it will change...you keep telling yourself...
as you think of your bills at home on a shelf.
The machines they call you...
they know you by name...
maybe it's time you try to refrain.
P.R.Deremer
You feel like Bangor, Maine
On a warm summer day
In the month of May
Those Casino Lights
Was our escape,
When the day turned dark
And gray
Got a smile that will hold me together
A guitar that will set hold of my heart
Kisses bigger then those casino lights
Hope he gives me some love tonight
Take me back to the bus stop
Where our hearts met but stop at the same time
When all I wanted was too see you, in those jeans.
Got a smile that will hold me together
A guitar that will set hold of my heart
Kisses bigger then those casino lights
Hope he gives me some love tonight
Hopefully by tonight
This tune captures those casino lights.
We're going to the Casino,
Just to have some fun.
But all our hard earned money,
Takes off on the run.
The glitter of the dancing lights,
Busy bustle of the crowd.
There's no angry fights,
People aren't too loud.
Ringing of the slot machine,
As you pass along the aisle,
Folks at gaming tables,
Are not in single file.
People save their money,
For one night on the town,
When their through their evening,
The magic let's them down.
Some folk feel quite lucky,
Others really are,
As they head to the parking lot,
And drive away in their old car.
You go to Vegas
or the Riviera of France
in your best James Bond suit,
and the women
in their famous slinky
gowns rub their bare
shoulders against you
as you stand at the
table playing Baccarat.
The dealer has dark
flashy eyes but
doesn't care. You just pass.
You tinkle the ice
in your clear vodka drink.
It's a romantic cold,
a scarey worldly cold
that assumes your self-sufficiency.
You are lonely
but that's how you
are supposed to feel,
how you feel most skillfully.
You win, you lose.
The house takes you.
You try to read
the mind of God.
We sit and take our chances,
watching the invisible Master
do the mysterious work.
We supplicate noisily with our dollars
pasted on the prayer wheel.
We know how
once this was a sin,
making material prayers
to alter the world against
the master's own instruction.
We once did it in a hall of danger,
unprotected; but we are now free.
The commandments are swept away.
What was once sin
is now sport.
White linen ripped by those
Gambling.
Wrists straining against the nail
Eyes moist with blood untainted
Loving all those around him
Forgiving
As He died.
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Footnote: I actually did work for the Riverside a long time ago. My Supervisor "Jim" challenged me to write a poem with the word "propensities" in it. So I proceeded to look up that word and did this poem. It is not the first poem I ever written but it is the first poem to appear anywhere in print. In the Casino's Magazine/Newsletter - ITSA-BOUT-US May 2006 - back page lower corner.
Hit the road on my way to sin city
I feel lucky beat the odds no pity
Cheaters will be ejected jackpot greedy
Nicky Santoro mob foot warrior extortion
Ace Rothstein stand up fella devotion
Fired hillbilly lazy worker in motion
Fingers crossed hope 4 the best play Baccarat
I'm all in full amount in chips million in racks
Good fellas Tommy the maniac killed stacks
Sleepless out and about on the sunset strip
Met my date back to the hotel her name is lethal lip
Tangier's restaurant satisfied meal leave a tip
Reservation red rock hotel time to play poker
Dealer shuffles the cards takes out the joker
V.I.P entrance dropped off by my chauffeur
Good times roll
like the dice
roll sevens
Lights, sound, souls
moving free
food court near
Slot money rings
elves mouth sing
walk out broke
astronomical odds they may be
cross your fingers for good luck
get into the groove, into the rhythm
spin hoping for a winfall or free games
spin to hear those bells go crazy
spin for a major hit to cash out
that jackpot has your name on it
somebody's got to win
it might as well be you
adrenaline pumping
get those lights flashing
let crowds gather 'round
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There’s a lot of people in the casino.
That is one fact that can’t be denied.
We see a big crowd wherever we go.
Nearly all of the machines are occupied.
This is one scenario we can easily believe.
After all, today is New Year’s Eve.
People will be gambling long after midnight.
There will be a big crowd up until the first light.
With losing their money, plenty are willing.
The casino is bound to make a big killing.
Nothing has changed. It’s the same as before.
The gamblers are back to lose a lot more.