Driving to Las Vegas, I am
Thrilled about this trek
I love to feel that green felt table
And a newly shuffled deck
Pealing rings of slot machines, I
Walk right by them all
Twenty-One has better odds
A hit or stay - it's mine to call
Changing wads of money, for those
Chips like precious stones
I allow myself to pounce
Into that chair; I sit my bones
Looking for my fortune, I just
Know it's in that stack
As the dealer flings those cards out
How I hope for that blackjack
Playing now for hours, with no
Chance for me to win
That pot of gold; I'm finished
Once again, long in the chin.
|
Author Notes
9 out of these 10 words required to be used:
Allow - Steal - Finished - Peal - Stone - Fling - Fortune - Shuffle - Pounce - Feel
You can leave out one word. So write a poem that uses at least nine of the ten words above. A word can be plural (so "steal" or "steals"). But not changed. So "steal" can be "steal" but not "stolen".
I used all except the word, "steal".
|
|
