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Poker Game
Contributed by
Willofree
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Tuesday, 29th November 2005 @ 08:04:27 PM in AEST
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Looking across the table
In the smoke filled room
I watched his face
As he made his next move
Perspiration ran down
His bearded face
Like rivulets of rain
Running over a rock
There was no expression
Only a placid emotionless face
His eyes were narrowed
And hardened like the gray steel of a gun
"It's your bet so draw," he snarled
With much impatience it seemed
Was he bluffing
Or was his hand that good
There was a lot of money at stake
But I was in too far to back out now
So I matched his raise,
And there was a hushed silence in the room
Everyone else dropped out
It was just he and I now
One by one we laid all our cards on the table
The winner would be wealthy
Just then I heard my name called again
It seemed to emanate from somewhere within
Then I blinked and the banker reappeared in front of me
Well the loan was approved
But the interest was quite high
We played a verbal game of poker,
And both made our best offer
With further negotiation the deal was made
But the parking ticket on my car financially spoiled my day
I guess life is just a game of poker
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Willofree
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Re: Poker Game
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by Jenni_K on
Tuesday, 29th November 2005 @ 09:10:40 PM AEST
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It sure is, Will....
I enjoyed this game...thank you for sharing it.
Hugs
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Re: Poker Game
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by Nazmythian on
Monday, 5th December 2005 @ 11:18:46 PM AEST
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Terry ... that is a game I'll remember !!!
I see this as another exploration in form style and storytelling from you. And a wonderful experiment at that.
Nazzy ~
( now you got me hummin' Kenny Rogers ... "The Gambler" )
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Re: Poker Game
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by hauntedscorp on
Wednesday, 28th December 2005 @ 05:47:10 PM AEST
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Haha! This is really good Will...gave me a laugh. Like the metaphor here, and your sense of humour. Nothing like a parking ticket to bring you back to earth, huh?
Well done with this piece.
Scorp: ) |
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Re: Poker Game
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by emystar on
Monday, 12th June 2006 @ 03:29:44 AM AEST
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Great write.
so much wisdom in these words.
huggs, smiles,
emy |
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