Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week were 'focussed', 'pair' and 'vacant'.
And, guess what? If you look closely
you will find a Herrick's Stanza!
The Fall
Quiet.
Focussed.
Vacant even.
Blankly hiding intent.
Cards held closely.
A prayer—
Requests divine consent.
But then—
The need to beat three tens—
A pair.
That’s it.
All gone.
Forlorn, he walks,
Numbly,
Leaving behind his all.
And more.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2013
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So well written - and has meaning on many levels.
ReplyDeleteBleak, but definitely captures the quiet desperation of such a situation.
ReplyDeleteThat is why I would never gamble!
ReplyDeleteNot just gambling - speculation and any risk tasking can also result in loss of everything. Lady Luck favours only a few methinks! I suppose you have been reduced to a little pat of soft butter in this heat. Back in Sidernee- only a very comfortable 35 at the moment. Keep cool!
ReplyDeleteAnd does he pray more generally? And was the risk worth it? Tomorrow will he try again? So many questions... Thank you. I will think about this for a while.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be back. They always are.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe in gambling—don't much get the point of wasting all my money on chance. but I do understand its appeal.
ReplyDeleteI like the lead in; I can picture him there at the table his poker face intacted.