Lady Luck and the Gambler..... Rebel's Challange

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Martie

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0 posted 2000-08-23 02:47 PM

(This is a rewrite of an old post)

Lady Luck and the Gambler

She could make a gambler win,
she could…
and she could dance,
beauty was in the
rhythm of her legs,
her legs mooooved, yes.

She was her disguise
of sweet young thing,
a pony-tail, the perfect ploy
and she felt the sweet heat
that pulled her
to a gambler’s heart.

She was Lady Luck.

The casino didn’t sleep,
it had no mask,
it was a living breathing thing.
Its organs the slot machines
and gaming tables,
its blood, the people
who played.
Accouterments of hope
where she stood and watched
so many mixed and muted hearts.

Some old and dressed
in yellow polyester,
some young, clean shaven
and fragrant with optimism.
They wore tight pants
with stiletto heels
or were pock-marked by youth
and disillusioned by love.

One night she was drawn
to an elderly lady
in navy blue
with a lace collar
and the smell of Gardenias.
A bun dotted the top of her head
and her past was written
in the lines etched across her face.
Roads of passion,
sadness and disappointment,
and many pathways to wisdom.
She clutched a bucket of quarters.

Oh, dear,
I seem to have lost my machine
she said.
Lady luck had a machine for her
she did,
where she deposited,
one, two then three quarters
and pushed the button.

She could make a gambler win,
she could…
and she could dance,
beauty was in the
rhythm of her legs,
her legs mooooved, yes.

She was Lady Luck.

Then she was pulled across the room,
he was tall and blond,
more than "sweet heat",
she inched up to his beige Dockers pants
and button-down shirt
to his slender, tucked in firmness,
the hairs on her arms yearning in his direction,
like some kind of electrical charge,
and when he turned his blue gaze at her
she tossed her heart at him
and whispered into his ear,
ante up baby
you are about to win.

She could make a gambler win,
she could…
and she could dance,
beauty was in the
rhythm of her legs,
her legs mooooved, yes.

She was Lady Luck.

Sudhir Iyer
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1 posted 2000-08-23 02:50 PM

Oh My! Oh My! The flow... incredible...

the poetry picture perfect...

Martie.. this is fabulous...

regards,
sudhir

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since 1999-12-21

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Southern Abstentia

2 posted 2000-08-23 03:36 PM

Yep, it's all in the legs....

I think I used to know her

very nice Martie... thanks for joining the frakus....

Dee
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since 2000-08-19

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Queensland, Australia

3 posted 2000-08-23 04:07 PM

I really enjoyed your poem Martie.

Dee

Butterflies_dont_cry
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4 posted 2000-08-23 04:24 PM

and whispered into his ear,
ante up baby
you are about to win.

OOOOOOOOOOooooooooo Martie.....this was fantastic!! yep he sounded like a winner...a match made in heaven...

susanbartee
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since 2000-08-15

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Channelview, TX USA

5 posted 2000-08-23 04:59 PM

Incredible words. I truly love it. The words truly did flow so perfectly. Fabulous job.

MMoonchild
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since 2000-07-13

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PA

6 posted 2000-08-23 05:01 PM

Now I wish I had been more of the gambling type and had learned how to play my hand better...nice answer to his challenge
~~soft smiles, Martie
Maureen

Andrew Scott
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since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

7 posted 2000-08-23 05:58 PM

Martie... very slick. Liked how the people where the casino's life blood. Yes in deed... slick as sin...in a nice way

Wilfred Yeats
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Wilmington, Delaware

8 posted 2000-08-23 06:44 PM

Your imagnation knows absolutely no bounds - I am simply dazzled ~S~ oops:

juliet_2u
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North Carolina

9 posted 2000-08-23 07:11 PM

Martie this is great. I could see it all.

She tossed her heart at him
and whispered into his ear
ante up baby
you are about to win

Now that's some heavy duty lines. Loved the whole thing girl.
Juls

Martie

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10 posted 2000-08-23 07:40 PM

Sudhir--Thank you very much for such a effusive reply...I do love your enthusiasm.

Rebel--you got it wrong...I think she knew you...thanks for the topic.

Dee--thanks for reacing and for letting me know you liked it.

Butterflies...yup, there are winners and then there are winners. I'm glad you liked it.

susan--thanks for such a nice comment.

Maureen--I know nothing about gambling...but I can pretend.

Hi Scott--thanks for reading...slick as sin..no one ever said that to me before...you know..I like it.

Hey Bill--Nice to see you!! If you are dazzled that must make me a dazzler...thank you for the smile.

juls--thanks so much for the wonderful comment...I appreciate you reading and responding.

Balladeer

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11 posted 2000-08-23 11:04 PM

Wondrous, Martie. I love your style....who told you about my yellow polyester pants??

Mike
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12 posted 2000-08-24 12:44 PM

wonderful poetry Martie...
I have only went to Las Vegas one time...
I thought I saw lady luck... but then Connie saw me staring... and told me that wasnt lady luck, but was a lady of the evening and that if I was going to be lucky that evening, I better keep my eyes to myself... but I digress... enjoyed you poem muchly...

Mark Bohannan
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In the winds of Cherokee song

13 posted 2000-08-24 03:03 AM

and when he turned his blue gaze at her
she tossed her heart at him
and whispered into his ear,
ante up baby
you are about to win.

She could make a gambler win,
she could…
and she could dance,
beauty was in the
rhythm of her legs,
her legs mooooved, yes.

She was Lady Luck.

Martie----for someone that does not do challenges you seem to do them quite well.

the above lines a gonna go down as poetic perfection. Winderful write.

Martie

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14 posted 2000-08-24 10:09 AM

Balladeer--I thought that was you...LOL

Mike--You made me laugh before my first cup of coffee...very funny you are!!

Mark--don't think it will go down in history, but thanks for saying so and for your support, my friend.

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