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I Wish I Had A Deadman’s Hand

...Distracted by eyes and lips; skin so fair.
Lured bettors; a beautiful poker face.
Taking games with ease; a delicate stare. 
The deck’s in my hand. I’m holding her ace.

I wish I had better prep...

Categories: bettors, allusion, analogy, art, beautiful,
Form: Sonnet

Life Is A Gamble

...Life is a gamble 
And we are all bettors 
But whatever is the game we play 
We must not bet what we can't afford to lose 

We must not bit more than what we can chew 
We must not eat more than ...

Categories: bettors, wisdom,
Form: Free verse

Unquotable Quotes: L 50 - Tongue-Teasing Epigrams

...UNQUOTABLE QUOTES: L (50) - Tongue-Teasers

The « early bird catches the worm » only because the worm has not woken up yet.

« I don’t love you ! I hated your father ! » - must be the real rea...

Categories: bettors, art, humor, irony, women,
Form: Epigram

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Wrong Thugs and Harmony

...

Ganksta fools
coming at you incorrect
like thugs

Political dull tools:
Criminal IQ fakers
showing total disrespect — 
Tick-tock bugs

Clock benders of societal rules,
indecent l...

Categories: bettors, hip hop, political, symbolism,
Form: Free verse

Never Split Fives

...
Many novice players are not aware.
When they get two fives, never split the pair.
Simple arithmetic tells them they have a ten.
The same rules apply today as they did back then.
Bettors...

Categories: bettors, games,
Form: Rhyme

Dealer's Experience

...
When most people lose their money in a casino,
profane language comes out in a steady flow.
That is something not unusual with losing money.
It seems to bring out the worst in everybody....

Categories: bettors, games, work,
Form: Rhyme

Freedom To Lie and Polish Our Path Evenly

...Freedom/ slavery gestalt

What productions ensue

To get ahead and sequester the wealth

Without sacrificing leisure or health

 

Traditional paths wrought

Meet fault lines of fatal constraint

Fre...

Categories: bettors, business, dedication, education,
Form: Free verse

Riverboat Gambler

...He plied the Mississippi River on the paddle wheeler 'Dandy Dame'.
Gamblin' was his profession and three-card monte was his game.
He became very creative at palmin' that elusive ace of spades.
Suc...

Categories: bettors, funny
Form: Rhyme

Keno

...For those who hope clouds have a silver lining,
there is something they can bet on while dining.
They do not need to be on the casino floor.
Anywhere in the hotel, they can bet some more.
Hopes a...

Categories: bettors, loss
Form: Rhyme

Outrider, Churchill Downs

...Outrider early morn,
When training hours are borne,
They are the needed arm,
Sun, cold, wind, rain or storm,

Outrider in the sun,
Whose work is never done,
Where horses on the run,
Keep bett...

Categories: bettors, animals, cowboy-western, people, places,
Form: Ode