Best Gamblers Poems
Below are the all-time best Gamblers poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of gamblers poems written by PoetrySoup members
Gamblers Anonymous
To these meetings, many more people will go,
as long as the gambling industry continues to grow.
Folks come from the track, the lottery, and the casino.
Outside...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, hope, people, recovery from...,
Form:
Rhyme
Porcelain DollPorcelain doll, with a face so pretty
a country gal, ran away to the city
Worked in a bar, dancing on tables
beat shovelling sh-it,...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, age, allusion, girl, sad,
Form:
Rhyme
The Sleuth of Soup CreekWith a fresh cup of coffee, I stepped outside to have a peek.
It was another peaceful morning, in the valley around Soup Creek.
I caught the...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, community,
Form:
Rhyme
Chance MeetingWe met by chance and are happy that we met
For our love is blossoming and getting stronger
Let us flow in our destiny and let...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, love,
Form:
Villanelle
An Old ShovelIn 1890, cowboy Bob Womack found gold at the base of lofty Pikes Peak!
In short order a ramshackle town was founded called Cripple Creek.
Hordes of...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, fate, humorous, mountains,
Form:
Rhyme
StagecoachI took my periodic stroll through the local antique store today.
There were the usual horse collars, clocks and various sundries on display.
Havin' no need fer...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, cowboy-western, old, horse, old,
Form:
Rhyme
The Violence of MoneyThere is never an ending
to the spending
a world of paper
and plastic to collect
and horde
clothes
and cars
and homes
and jewelry
and fine wine
and paintings
stocks and bonds
vacations
and expectations
entire vocations...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, anger, anxiety, violence,
Form:
Verse
The Cool, Roan Rider, Part IHe trotted up to Hamlin’s Bar,
stopping in for a quick drink.
He sat a tall, blue roan Mustang,
with a hide like darkest ink.
He paced into the...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, adventure, conflict, dark, evil,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
The Ballad of 'soapy' SmithJefferson Randolph 'Soapy' Smith was the wiliest scoundrel in the west!
He was invited to leave numerous towns since he wasn't a welcome guest!
He swindled gullible...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, cowboy-western, funny
Form:
Rhyme
Go West, Young Man (But Not So Fast)!The old saw "Go West, Young Man" is attributed to Horace Greeley,
But it was coined by a writer from a Terre Haute paper, really!
Horace was...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, funny
Form:
Rhyme
The Legendary Wild WestBack in the days, when men bold,
spun golden legends;
of exploits in the wild west;
of punch-in and herd-in cows
and saloon brawls where they’d shoot
and scores of...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, adventure, history, horse, nostalgia,
Form:
Sestina
Land of the LostLand of the Lost
Time in time out
What's it all about
Got no freedom
Drunk on rum
Russian roulette full of fun
Empty barrel, trigger gun
Bust a cop
Prison mob
Modern warfare
Lord's...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, life
Form:
Couplet
Spammer SmackdownIMMEDIATELY PLEASE REMOVE ALL OF MY INFORMATION FROM YOUR DATA
BASE FORTHWITH.
ALSO, ADVISE ANY AND ALL CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS, AGENTS,
SUB-AGENTS, AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, COLLEAGUES, ASSOCIATES, CLIENTS,...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, bullying, computer, internet, rude,
Form:
I do not know?
How Gambling Haram HarmsOur religion forbids all
games of chance guys
We ain't allowed to
indulge in that harmful
enterprise
But no one can claim that
gambling is at all...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, abuse, addiction, games,
Form:
Didactic
Town Called RotgutArmadilly Billy the Sling Shot Kidster was steadily on the move.
He was leaving the Southwest and his reputation behind, for sure!
Every gunslinger was out for...
Read more of this work...
Categories:
gamblers, adventure, character, fantasy, imagination,
Form:
Light Verse