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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand 
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Shoes off by the door and wander sock-footed past the good-luck dragon on the wall. Some luck – all the money’s gone and you expect her to pay the bills in salt. Gamble your house and gamble your wife, gamble your daughter and your twelve year old son. Tear up their lives and don't give a damn: you've a horse to bet on, a game to play, dice to roll, three lives to wreck and all their friends hearts to break. Double or nothing you'll just roll again to double your nothing and triple their pain. Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Bravo! This is an excellent write and gets my vote to be in the book! Chris  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Very good poem about the adiction of gambling.Joyce |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Wow! Powerful write...gets my vote! ~ Trace my body with your words.. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Oh Lynne, this is so very sad but true, sweet friend, it saddens me to see much gluttonous and avarice behavior in the world and how innocent are always hurt and abandoned by the evil of capitalism! (sad sigh) I just wish the whole system could collapse and we can go back to giving and sharing as certainly that isn't any more anarchy to that than keeping this up, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lynne, thank you for sharing, you have my vote! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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aries_luv_ppl Senior Member
since 2001-09-20
Posts 1448Universal Mind |
the number strike me ~Every girl has a dream within. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I knew a man in California that gambled at the horse races and he kept refinancing his house to cover the loses...he finally lost his house and then his wife...of course I also know some men that lost their jobs and then lost their car and then their home and then their wives...James |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
Great! My vote for sure. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Well said, with a very apt title, YuLan... |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Biblical and more than a little annoyed. Gets my vote. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
An excellent write, thank you for sharing with all of us! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
welcome back, Lynne! very cool descriptions here...this write is short but nonetheless i like the lines about the good-luck dragon (probably because i'm Chinese), paying your bills in salt and tripling pain... good work man! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
my computer won't let me edit anyway, just came back to say that i also like the social consciousness so exemplified in this poem..  |
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CHILI Member
since 2002-09-08
Posts 244 |
Yu Lan, excellent write! Thanks for sharing.  This one has my vote.[This message has been edited by CHILI (03-04-2003 08:31 AM).] |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Thank you for this ~~ gambling can ruin so many lives and you may have helped someone with this wake up call. Hugs, Marti Dwelling on the negative simply |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Powerful write... well done! *S* |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Wow, thank you all SO MUCH!! I'm overwhelmed - I really appreciate your comments (and votes, for those of you who voted!) -Lynne Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
A powerful write indeed. Voting! Maree |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Thanks Maree - it's wonderful to be appreciated!  Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ Love - Lynne [This message has been edited by Yu Lan (03-05-2003 09:20 PM).] |
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jamesjiao Member
since 2000-04-12
Posts 268Backwaters of Avalon |
I've read this one, Lynne. A very good write - I hope her father is no longer as bad as you've described in the poem. - James |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Loved it! You could not have picked a better title for this one either. You certainly get my vote. |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Thanks James - well, unfortunately he is..  But it won't affect her all her life.And thankyou for your nthusiastic comments and vote Mysteria! Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Yu Lan~ A touching poem that is all so true for many people. Lives wasted by gambling, a sad story indeed...Paul "To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you" |
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Loren Lynn Junior Member
since 2003-03-12
Posts 10 |
I understand this all too well! Thank you for such a honest write.  |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
Was wondering where your submission to the book was, Yu Lan. Glad I found it. Here's my vote. |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Thanks Paul, Loren and L & P (hehe). Well, I wasn't sure whether to submit one or not, because this time, I don't think i can afford to buy a copy if it gets voted in, and I do like to have a copy of everything I'm published in.. but I thought I would anyway.. I might be able to find the money somewhere.. work more hours or something! ^^Thanks guys! Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
I'm glad that you decided to submit this one, Lynne. I hope someone who has this terrible addiction will read it and see how it affects their family. You describe this very well. "Love makes the world go around" |
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Flower Member
since 2003-03-15
Posts 240California |
This one touches a little close to home. Certainly I must vote on it. Love reading all these great writes. |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
A powerful write! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
perhaps time to submit another, Lynne? good luck with the job..i should know..i'm trying my darnest to save up some spare cash for the book as well |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Thank you so much - my poem is in!! ^_^ Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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pjtalty Member
since 2002-07-17
Posts 111W.A., Australia |
A perceptive and powerful poetic analysis of the psyche of an addicted gambler and the add-on tragedy that floods the lives of loved ones. This poem -a very good example of free verse-projects comtinuous frames of relevant images from beginning to climactic end. Thus, it involves the reader to the extent of awakening or re-awakening consciousness to a greater understanding of gambling addiction and the destructive effects it has on rational behaviour in all areas of life and living. Congratulations on an inspired and inspirational piece of writing. I wholeheartedly vote for its inclusion in the anthology. Patrick Talty |
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midnightblues Senior Member
since 2000-07-01
Posts 1597Singapore |
It happens all the time! But who would've thought of that if not for you Lynne! Excellent write! Love Michelle If there cannot be equal in affection, then let the one with more be me - midnightblues™ |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Thank you both.. a gambling addiction is a hard thing to watch, and, no doubt, a harder thing to deal with. I wish words could fix all problems like this, but unfortunately, in the end, it is up to the individuals.. Thanks for reading - and appreciating - my poem. Bless your cotten sockies, you poetic maniacs. ^_^ |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Yu Lan: This is an excellent poem about a heartbreaking subject. We lived in Reno, Nevada for many years and saw this exact thing happen over and over to people in the community. Betty Lou Hebert |
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