Long Wagering Poems

A born lioness my untamed heart? ha! 
a mouse, this pulsing token ruled by unruly wants
at times given, traded or stolen - sometimes
thrown down on a dare to be won or lost 
till it became...

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Gambling with the hope that comes 
To those who know His love, His grace, His mercy –
Risking the heart, the soul, the wonder
Of a love that came to us through His cross,
His gentle sigh, embracing...

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Upon the page forever bound, the wagering of life will be found,
Where those words are gathered in paper and ink and bring a cowboys life to the brink
Of wit and charm with a cowboys creed,...

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I only ask questions
most answers are with
those far wiser than I
far more erudite -- 

whose examples are all around
me:

poisoning of the atmosphere
greed and famine produced
battlefields populated with 
human body parts;

these self evident truths

our bible of...

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I have forfeited every inch
Of your bitter blow
And you have reaped the profit.
You took my discretion for granted
And placed me inside a cage.
You withered,
Disdainfully,
In an open page.
The palate of your face
Eating at the sky
And delivering...

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THE HUNDRED YEAR DAY
by

JOHN M. ARRIBAS


In three more minutes they’ll open the gate
I’ll wait in my car going over my slate
It’s been six long years and it’s not over yet				
I’m wagering my future I need...

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Dangers plague this shambolic world in which we live
where many seek vengeance and are not apt to forgive.
It's a never-ending cycle of accuse, battle, and defeat
at any cost, walking on a knifes edge with bloody...

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NOT WHOM I ONCE WAS
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS

I Put a Ring on Her Finger, She Put a Ring Thru My Nose 
My Power Continuously Ebbs, Hers Constantly Grows
I Once Liked the Green Color, She Says I’m...

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Violent thunderstorms sweep along the Ohio valley 
From west to east against the river’s flow 
Frequently during early April, May, and June 
Nothing better to do, I religiously record the tally. 

You notice the elderly...

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I want to tell you of my blue broken heart 
So listen close that you might hear 
Of hammer driven pitons of regret 
In their force propelled me down a precipice, 
In wagering my light...

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Good day, Sun;
so nice to see you.
At my age, despite 
what odds I give I 
can't get anyone to bet, 
all wagering off, as to 
whether, the following
morning, I will be earth-side
or aloft?

Good morning, Sun,
you're...

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In equine racing they always say,
You hope to win when you make your play;
Off course as you know,it's the horses that show,
They're the only ones to make their hay.
With no help from the divine my...

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Cricket is quite possibly of the most cherished game in Indium. Everybody here has one more degree of for cricket. Individuals in India love to bring in cash by wagering on their most adored game...

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During a sultry summer’s afternoon,
when anyone can melt away and swoon,
nothing can cool us off quite as nice
as a generous helping of Italian water ice.

Slaves of Roman emperors from ages ago,
would trek into the mountains...

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I
Does morality need some religion?
Does humanity need Creator, Creation?
If I'm good even when I'm bad
Morality and religion we must have
As with government, as with queens, king -
Humans need umpires in everything


II
If Jesus makes me a...

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Welcome to the year 4712, the year of the horse.
This is the most important time for Atlantic City hotels, of course.
It is tradition for good luck to eat noodles on the first day.
Make sure we...

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I wouldn’t wanna miss you more
I simply miss you
A future I saw
Isn’t a future to be real

Dreams to come crushing down
With years giving for age to catch up
Younger whence be dreams found
With moments left to...

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Dreams, do we imagine!?
or imagined for us?~ not really ours
man’s daily/nightly flighty escapes – 

perhaps mystically inspired? Projections of a
superior curtain-wizard: His/its contrived illusions,

erudite brothers propose, the mind 
a carnival trickster -- a phenomenal liar:...

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You make your own life difficult and hard
when it all depends on the turn of a card.
A point and immediate seven is not nice.
Money is squandered with a pair of dice.
Shame and regret you do...

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