Accusation
...My vast steppe blessed with treasures untold,
A peaceful land where labor unfolds.
Seeing this nation's abundance and peace,
Enemies gathered, their threats unleashed.
If a person’s hea...
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Categories:
bookmaker, child, mother,
Form: Rhyme
Business Card From a Burmese Restaurant
...I ate at a Burmese restaurant
in Chinatown
and had a decent meal
nice and spicy
just the way I like it
I grabbed a couple business cards
so I could remember
where it was
and just because
I...
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Categories:
bookmaker, food, humor,
Form: Free verse
The 7 Faces of Me
...I have many names for myself
And not just the ones you see
If you saw all of my personalities
You'd wanna turn tail and flee
Not all of them are bad
Most can be quite fun
But one of them is qui...
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Categories:
bookmaker, bible, crazy, heaven, identity,
Form: Bio
My Father, Upright
...In the twilight
of his life
my father, erudite
said to me
Beware the praise singer
strangers who linger
the beggar, the liar
the lottery bookmaker
Son, he said again
watch travelers at d...
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Categories:
bookmaker, father, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Of Course It's Horses
...Have you seen dudes feed their dates on straw or hay?
I have! I have been through the States of usa!
A society watched aghast at the Kentucky Derby
As the jockey got half-mast and Ken snuck into B...
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Categories:
bookmaker, horse,
Form: I do not know?
Sam, Ginger, and Nicky
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As a bookmaker, Sam Rothstein was the best.
The big bosses back home sent him out west.
Because of his amazing sports betting prowess,
they put him in charge of a casino in Las Vegas.
He was...
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Categories:
bookmaker, adventure, places,
Form: Rhyme