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The Game of Craps

The poetry of rolling dice against the odds in a descending staircase

The world is a gamble,
In jest we place our bets
and wink at destiny
as hopeful players do
in this the game of craps.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 19, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Short PoemsTags:life and death, poems, poetry learningLeave a comment on The Game of Craps

I Was Sad to See You Go

Life is so short,
death is so long,
and happiness
is in between.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 16, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inAging, Poems About DeathTags:life and death, poemsLeave a comment on I Was Sad to See You Go

It Was An Honor To Know Him

To think a mans fate is decided
not by the battle won or lost
but by the heart alone, is more
than one can bare. Atone we will

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 14, 2020July 16, 2021Posted inAging, Poems About Death, Poems about lifeTags:eulogy, family, free verse, life and death, poem, poems, verse3 Comments on It Was An Honor To Know Him

You Can Do This – Part 2

But that was then and this is now.
Today, even the gods of Rapa Nui

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 14, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inAging, Poems About Death, Poems about lifeTags:father-in-law, free verse, life and death, poem, verseLeave a comment on You Can Do This – Part 2

Appropriate Appointments

When you are wrinkled with wrack and worry,
and all outside of the window whips by

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 12, 2020July 16, 2020Posted inAgingTags:free verse, life and death, poems, Retirement, verseLeave a comment on Appropriate Appointments

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