Jokers Wild.
C. J. Black.
With word of welcome and glad surprise
A long lost friend made contact
He had hit the jackpot and had just claimed first prise
I joked is it the mick you’re trying to extract.
If true it was sweet music to my ears
For years we had been as twins
It’s true I shed sheltered tears
For he who dares eventually wins.
He was a gambler, who played for high stakes
Always with legally borrowed money, understand
He was a fearless gambler who rarely made mistakes
This day at the poker table – he was dealt that ace high hand.
C. J. Black©β
Published by Chris Black ~The Poet's Poet~
The published and unpublished manuscripts of Chris Black. A writer from Wexford, Chris has been writing and publishing poetry for over quarter of a century. September 2016 saw his dream come to fruition with the publication of his first book of Poetry and Short Stories titled Same Train, Different Track.
Preferred reading - Autobiographies, the history of the native American Indian and a vast array of poetry books. Continues to write by day and night by giving the sawdust a shake which in turn awakens the grey matter. - has an eclectic taste in music, spent 16 happy years as a radio presenter in a part time capacity while "slaving" away at the coal face now enjoying all that retirement has to offer and more. Tweets @CJBlack2012, on Soundcloud @ https://soundcloud.com/the-poets-poet-1 youtube @Chris Black-poetry-spoken word. You can find his "work" at https://chrisblack2012.wordpress.com If you do happen to drop by do let him know your thoughts, who you are and where you come from - He will in time also pay you a return visit. Thank you.
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Today from the Man Shed 
Hope he shared some of the winnings 🙂
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In my dream world Fransi, my fantasy friend and I had a whale of a time and blew every last cent.
Chris.
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Glad to hear it :).
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All well in your world I hope Fransi, have you recovered from the rigours of last week?
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Yes, thank you. It was a challenging project but very interesting. I loved it. Wrote 7 – 8 hours every day for 7 consecutive days. I loved working on it, the client loves the finished product and I managed to turn it over to the designer a day ahead of schedule.
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I live in NV and we completely avoid the gambling venues…except for a good dinner or show! Good luck with NaPoWriMo. Great start.
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Thank you Victoria,
It may have read like a truth but honestly it is pure “poetic” fiction, if I were to write truth I’d have starved to death many moons ago.
Chris.
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