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Luck of the Draw

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.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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Date: 7/27/2009 3:14:00 AM
I like this poem you wrote. Remember life comes with good and bad, kind of sucks sometimes.
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Date: 9/9/2008 1:57:00 PM
It was nice to revisit this poem again. Creative way to forward your message. Nice use of rhyme. Thank you for your kind words on my poem. You made me day. Blessings to you. Karen
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Date: 8/16/2008 8:54:00 PM
Stakes are always very high but so well worth staying in the game for. A marvelous, flowing piece. Very well written. Michael
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Date: 8/6/2008 12:21:00 PM
we gamble everyday of our life, we take a chance when we step into our cars, or what ever we do. to compare life with gambling is a clever idea. thank you for reading my Bird by the lake, and tear drops from the sky and for your comments
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