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April 10, 2013
By TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby." - Unknown

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Fifty-two royal rectangles
Each hiding a different ecstasy
Seven lay in my palm at angles
My hand, which you cannot see

I can conceal my solid, steel grip
Of majestic, stately septuplets
I feel my blank expression starting to slip
My brow, once again, I knit

Tossing my faces upon the frigid, grainy wood
And feeling a smirk toy with my lips
I'd mutter one word, if I only could
With music in my lungs, I'd say "chips"

© Tracy A., Scarsdale, NY

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I've got no idea on how to play poker, so don't judge me. ;)
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TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 26 2013 at 7:30 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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Oh gosh... (; Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to check out my stuff. (:
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 26 2013 at 7:28 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown

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Thank you! (:
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD said...
on Aug. 26 2013 at 4:39 am
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD, Irvine, California
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Life isn&#039;t measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments which take your breath away.<br /> <br /> You are only as strong as your weakest link.

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I have no idea about how to play poker either :P Great work! 
Wondering_About_Infinity SILVER said...
on Aug. 5 2013 at 12:59 pm
Wondering_About_Infinity SILVER, New York, New York
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&quot;I&#039;m nobody! Who are you?&quot; -Emily Dickinson

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Haha, I also thought this would be a munching-crunching type of poem. but TaylorWintry, this is awesome! I know close to nothing about poker (...it's played in a casiono sometimes?) but this poem makes me want to learn it. And the way you string your words together is frickin georgious!  Good job!
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 24 2013 at 5:44 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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Thanks!! I appreciate all that you've done... You rock. :]
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 23 2013 at 9:24 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Your title is so misleading! Omg. I was expecting this poem to be about (my favorite) the yellow bag with the red label saying 'Lays'! Haha! (: But, even still, this was wonderful. I had no idea what it was about until I read the last line and then I got out of my stereo-typical hair color blonde moment and was like omg, poker! I don't know how to play either, but you made it sound so sovereign. I liked it a lot! How smooth it was. Word choices are excellent. Great job!