Best Reno Poems
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The old remnants of World War 11
Blood soaked the fields
As responders pushed to get through
Lifting bodies dead or alive
Rejoicing for those who survive
Fabrics of Flesh
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Judy Konos
Weave A Rondelet contest
Cletus O'Toole spent some time in Reno
Where he lost his shirt playin' at keno
This caused a great deal of strife
With his long-sufferin' wife
She raged on like a squally El Nino
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
William Wordsworth.
I wandered lonely as a puppet thru Reno
Like a weathered kite without it's tail
My feet take in a casino
As I followed that beaten trail
O'er the sea of green I splash
With a wrinkled dollar in cash
I find a table and take in a chair
With my three back packs at my side
Happy I am amongst the stare
Eventhough my lot in life's a low tide
Three patrons pinched their noses
If only they knew how it goes
The dark side of living on the street
A constant bobbing thru skid row
Where every pocket filled with defeat
Twenty four seven, I have nowhere to go
Save for a treasure in the thrash
I find a half eaten burrito to add to my stash
To the other street rats I fear
They'll steal my sandal
Take my cardboard box and gear
And part with my coins from a panhandle
I'm used to being knocked to the ground
But I can only whimper and not make a sound
As I snap out of my nightmare
The dealer ask if my money play
I look down at my bet and say a prayer
Lord, I urge, let this be the day
Let the daffodils spread and spread
The ball lands on black and I'm seeing red
9/20/2022
I Wandered Lonely As --- Challenge Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Natasha L Scragg
7th place
God Bless the Air Show
Victims Families suffer most
Time will heal your wounds
A Neapolitan Mastiff in Reno
Sometimes overindulges in vino
He’ll stagger and ramble
But will never gamble
Unless he stumbles into a game of keno
1/15/22
As all the bright bright city lights
Extinguished one by one,
I watched them through my room of brights
Dazzling as the sun
Reno illuminates her nights
A town of gambling fun
I sit in parlor wearing tights
Enjoying Reno run....