Jongg Poems - Poems about Jongg

My Mother

...My mother didn’t cook too well
And neither did she bake.
If you’d assume she loved to clean,
That would be a mistake.

She didn’t drive, she didn’t work
But she was always there.
If comfort wa...

Bridge Chairs

...If you have bridge chairs, playing bridge
Is not their only use.
Try mah jongg or canasta -
Any game needs no excuse.

Or set them up for extra guests
So everyone can sit,
Especially if there’...

The Days

...I used to mark the days by what
I’d scheduled to do,
Like Fridays with the grandkids
For our weekly rendezvous.

On Thursdays there was quilting
And on Wednesdays, never fear,
I’d be at the mu...

The Perfect Gift

...My Aunt Sydelle turned 91;
To find a gift was hard,
But then I had a great idea –
A years-old Mah Jongg card.

She’d mentioned wishing that she had
A card from ’55,
The year when she first bou...

The Money Pot

...Some people play* for money.
My friends and I do not,
But every time we play, we toss
Five dollars in the pot.

Our games are only once a month
But still, the pile does grow
So there’s enough ...

An Afternoon of Mah Jongg

...We catch up on our travels
And our families and homes.
(Not everyone’s on Facebook
Or reveals such stuff in poems.)

The lives we live are parallel
Though sometimes they converge;
So when they...

A Screened-In Porch

...The thunder booms; the rain, it pours.
We're half inside and half outdoors.
A screened-in porch brings Nature close
But not enough to overdose.

And so we sit and mix our tiles*
As Nature ratch...

The Matinee

...The women far outnumber
All the ticket-holding men
And they’re decked out in their jewels
They haven’t worn since who-knows-when.

Their outfits are forgiving,
Hiding several extra pounds
And ...

Big Birthday

...My aunt is turning 88
And this is how we’ll celebrate – 
She’ll join me at my mah jongg game;
(Her playing will put mine to shame).

We’ll have some lunch – there’ll be a cake
With candles, so ...

Losing At Mah Jongg

...I didn’t win at Mah Jongg,
Losing every single game,
But nonetheless I’d say
That I enjoyed it all the same.

To sit around with friends and schmooze
And then to break some bread – 
There aren...

Playing Games

...There aren't many games I play
For most of them require
Some patience and some strategy
Or, at the least, desire.

I quite enjoy my "Words with Friends"
But usually I lose.
The very first word...

The Card Table

...My mah jongg buddies came today
(We’re 5 if all are able)
And thus it was my turn, as host,
To prep the folding table.

It mostly lives behind my bed,
Its metal legs tucked in,
Where it just s...

Mah Jongg In the Afternoon

...Mah Jongg in the afternoon
Always ends a bit too soon.
We laugh, we chat, then play begins
And 'fore you know it, someone wins.

There's so much left we must discuss,
So four more walls are bui...

Playing the New Card

...Mah Jongg is a game that’s strange
‘Cause every year the cards will change,
So you may try to play a hand
That once was there at your command
But now that pattern isn’t there,
Which feels a litt...

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