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Deaths' cards |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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Ol’ Scratch would fall by from time to time for some cards and conversation or just to pass some time But, when he visited this evening he wasn’t dressed in his usual Hawaiian shirt and sandals His eyes weren’t hidden this time by Wayfarers but, shadowed in the cowl of his “business” attire making me wonder if this visit was social Parking his scythe in the corner and taking his usual place he produced a fresh deck and a couple of beers from a voluminous black sleeve And put me at ease by saying he had just come from work and hadn’t the time to change into his “civvies” I’m not under any illusion, you see, that our acquaintanceship through cards and cold beer gives me any pardon Because once, I actually gathered the nerve to ask him “the” question or one very much like it To which he replied “I’m not the host that signals the end of the party rather, I am the butler that tidies up after” So, tonight we played cards for a penny-a-point and noticed his penchant for collecting the “court cards” ignoring the Hoi Polloi that I tossed on the pile And imagining him holding close the Knaves and Kings that were lovers of Catherine the Great Or was it the intrigues of the Borgias that now filled his hand? But, the pretty spread that he laid out before me in order from smallest to largest dressed in their finest, were the Romanoffs And “Gin” "In looking Northward, I see a light" |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
thoroughly enjoyed *s M |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Now, do this again, but take the hand... and tell us what you see on his face.  Well done, Sir. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I'm sure the cards in fall often meet to form suites in his hands..and no, none of us in aquaintence have more than a reprieve... Can imagine death as an aquaintence... there are any number of people who do deaths bidding for price and honor... set across from one or two of them in my journeys... likeable sorts or totally disagreable, doesn't matter..those were humans who just happened to be in a business that death understood... enjoyed this Ed... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
nicely penned... regards sudhir |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Good work! Grover. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Now if I was as smart as "Uncle Ron" I would have said that right? Ed, you have a way of making me sit still and actually pay attention (if you don't know me well, then you won't know that is really hard to do, but you do it well with all you write. Take care Yeti!  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Wranx~ I got so caught up in this read ... a mesmerize of thought~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Imaginative and most entertaining write, Ed. Ol' Scratch always wins the most important hand...the last one. believe in what your heart feels... |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You know your stuff, m'friend. Historically, spiritually, and metaphysically. (and? sheepish grin, I've had nightmares about fishing with Cap--and I'll not play cards with YOU.)  And? You wrap that all up so nicely in a spoonful of go-down easy entertainment. Bravo, yeti. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Enjoyed, enjoyed, but I always enjoy your work. M Beauty of the world which is soon to perish has two edges, one of laughter and one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"dressed in their finest, were the Romanoffs" ...holding Aces and Eights Dude! Great imagery. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed So much enjoyed your game and the company you keep. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Fascinating poem, Wranx! You are a generous writer, sharing such good stuff with us! |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Ed...You never fail to make me wish I'd thought of the scenarios you relate. |
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wordwizard Member
since 2003-09-08
Posts 483on the way to next world |
reminds me of the Seventh Seal only cards instead of chess  interesting subject matter |
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wordwizard Member
since 2003-09-08
Posts 483on the way to next world |
reminds me of the Seventh seal, interesting subject matter |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
wow, great great great |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Hello Jeff! What a cool characterization of death! It was a relief to know he was just having a beer and playing some cards in that bar! My kids watch a cartoon with the grim reaper in it, called The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. I think it's a British cartoon. Very creepy! Corinne |
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