Long Jongg Poems

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 little bit...

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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 museum where
I am a volunteer.

On Tuesdays...

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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 was required, well,
She had the...

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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 that I see
Is likely what...

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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 their make-up makes them glow,
Although some wrinkling abounds.

They’re delighted just to be...

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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 to have...

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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’s
A fold-up table where they’ll...

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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...

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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 built by us
And...

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