glamber's game
Trotting around the table
looking for the big hand
she strikes a good hand but not enough.
As a camel thirsts for water, she thirsts for the biggest hand - the Royal flash
She sets out her biggest quest
Gazing at the dealer, intently …
When the dealer hands her out the cards
her heart sinks
She dealt all of herself (all in) for a painful stake
She is pregnant
When she approaches the dealer to reveal and plea the news
She is hit with a resounding – “Every gambler knows the secret to survival. ..So trot off my dear”
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Submitted on September 30, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKL |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 517 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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