Keno Poems - Poems about Keno

Cletus O'Toole's Visit To Reno

...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 squa...

Categories: keno, conflict, humorous,
Form: Limerick

A Mastiff In Reno

...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...

Categories: keno, dog, humor,
Form: Limerick

Lose All Your Money

...[Sing to the tune of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” sung
by the Mother Superior in The Sound of Music]

Lose all your money
Where’re you go
In ev’ry casino
Vegas or Reno.

Lose all your money
...

Categories: keno, music, song,
Form: Lyric

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Games

...Bingo dice faro keno typical vino
recall of mind, yet but O' no
what have i done?!

Plucky feeling risk taker 
tho' ne're been there ever
doth think economist specs ever wonder
how truth thou ...

Categories: keno, words,
Form: Elegy

Gambler's Creed

...Feed me, feed me the slot machine said.
You'll get lots of money and get really ahead.
Just a few more dollars that you won't miss.
My bright lights and sounds bring you such bliss.

Leaving the...

Categories: keno, depression, emotions, fun, games,
Form: Rhyme

Freeport Rhapsody

...FREEPORT RHAPSODY…   
     (Apropos A Visit Home )  	


Tired shrimp boats sit moored  
along the muddy banks of the Brazos;
their day’s catch iced down and waiting.

Tormenting mosquitoes fl...

Categories: keno, boat, celebration, family, food,
Form: Prose Poetry

Seeing the First Daylight

...
You are my love; my one true honey.
Please, will you stop pestering me for money?
It was your idea to walk into this casino.
This is a place where I don’t particularly care to go.
You h...

Categories: keno, games, night,
Form: Rhyme

Keno Baby

...Keno Baby

My wife and I liked to play keno
Just about every weekend we would go

She was pregnant and due any day
Over an hour’s ride each way

Other players would say  
Your going to give ...

Categories: keno, funnywife,
Form: Couplet

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: keno, loss
Form: Rhyme

Saga of the Lonely Cactus: "the Return of the Cactus" Fourth Part

...Saga of the Lonely Cactus: “The Return of the Cactus” Part Four

Aunt Mikey searched the Big Apple far and wide,
‘Till she found the Lonely Cactus on the Lower East Side.
“Oh, Cactus, I’m sorry t...

Categories: keno, adventure, confusion, fantasy, funny,
Form: Rhyme

Casino

...Rows and rows of flashing lights. slot machines
Aglo.  Tables lined with their best felt, ready
For the Go.  Jackpots, Jackpots all around, Hey
Folks lay your money down. Keno, poker and the craps...

Categories: keno, places, money,
Form: I do not know?