Dominoes aligned in a row
Dots white on black mix and match
Offshoots branch out into tangents
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
The Magic of the Mind -
from
Powerful Piece
to
Powerless Pawn
by
Ruthless Robber -
Alzheimer's
January 17, 2020
Must have been kind to a little old lady
Or consoled a little boy who had fallen
Why else have I lived this very charmed life
Didn't know it was part of the bargain
I'm so very happy for my long joyful life
Could partly be due to my lifestyle
The happier we are, the less stress we have
Leads to days filled with big smiles
Not everyone's fortunate, some are sad
Their lives filled with torment and despair
How come I'm one of the lucky ones
Must be the luck of the draw I declare
Maybe I shouldn't even question these things
Let Mother Nature take her own course
Just be happy I'm alive and still kicking
And never consider the real source
At the coffee shop
Thumbing through a magazine
One photo catches my attention
A child’s tearful eyes
Reminding me how life is so unfair
Tragedy being humankind’s lottery
And there’s no questioning
The meaning of it all
Fighting feelings of helplessness
As one meaningless salty tear falls
Into my six dollar cappuccino
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~CAFFEINE INFUSION~ 2020
AP: 2nd place 2020
At times when life seems full of ****
and you are growing tired of it,
when joy's been torn from out your soul
and left you feeling far from whole.
It's then that you, and you alone
can find another pathway home,
forget the hand that you've been dealt
and all life's blows below the belt.
Take all the misery and pain
and change it into lifelong gain,
Just like masochists all do,
laugh at those who would hurt you.
For they're not worthy of your kind
don't ever let them bend your mind,
if only bad things pave your way
don't let just 'luck' control your day.
The new pathways, that you’ll then take,
should bring forth laughter from heartache.
For this is how life's battle's won,
through all life's pains…still have some fun!
Ivor G Davies
The tiniest egg
Sanctuary for new life;
Dinner for many.
Entered in contest: Enter the 'Premiere haiku contest II: Anything Goes ' Poetry Contest; sponsored by: Chris D. Aechtner
Must have been kind to a little old lady
Or consoled a little boy who had fallen
Why else have I lived this very charmed life
Didn't know it was part of the bargain
I'm so very happy for my long joyful life
Could partly be due to my lifestyle
The happier we are, the less stress we have
Leads to days filled with big smiles
Not everyone's fortunate, some are sad
Their lives filled with torment and despair
How come I'm one of the lucky ones
Must be the luck of the draw I declare
Maybe I shouldn't even question these things
Let Mother Nature take her own course
Just be happy I'm alive and still kicking
And never consider the real source
© Jack Ellison 2013
I drew the cards
a game of chance
I should have known
the deck was stacked
your poker face strong
as you called my bluff
was it sleight of hand
or luck of the draw
either way, it
was always your call
and I leave the table
with nothing at all
I roll the dice one more time
One more poker card I ask.
I search for one last dime
Train my face to be a mask.
Luck be a lady tonight
Sinatra singing in my mind.
I clutch the rabbit foot real tight,
Love and happiness I will find.
For life's a roller coaster ride
A simple game of craps,
And just who will decide
Which roads and which maps?
Yet when the final game I play
And I tally up the final score,
King of hearts was not meant to stay
Ace of spades just wiped the floor.
Regretfully I fold my hand
I walk away with a sigh.
Love may be very grand
But the stakes were just too high.
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