Play the cards you draw;I drew my cards counted my meld
I was happy with what was dealt
An ace of beauty blessed my wife
a king of nature gave me life
the queen of soul painted my heart
a Jack of humor spiced my part
The Joker came to make me smile
comedy of life filled the aisles
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Prompt words, Meld, suggested by Patti at Creative Cottage Dreamer
Find more poems at One Single Impression using "Meld" as prompt
Oh Jim, nice game of cards you play!
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nice play with words for you cards:)...good one
ReplyDeleteabsolutely delightful, Jim..a game where you would like to keep all the cards..no discarding and yet winning all the way..happily.. God Bless..
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely... :)
ReplyDeleteNice rhyme..loved reading it...
This brought memories of many gatherings of those melds. Fun.
ReplyDeleteI like the way this hand played out. Well done.
ReplyDeleteReally God has been kind to you Jim!! A lovely family and graced by a happy life. What is the comedy Jim that the Joker left behind??
ReplyDeletedynamite card game...
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun this is! I love a good card game - I even am rather fond of bad ones. :0
ReplyDeleteHi Jim, I enjoyed this game of cards. Very creative and fun poetry here as always. Hope your Thanksgiving was nice!
ReplyDeletea card game aint a game without the Joker
ReplyDeleteJim this is so creative an original you have a great way of expressing yourself!
ReplyDeleteinteresting word used in playing cards...thank you!(I am not sure if it is the word we use as "terremoto" in spanish...)
ReplyDeleteLOVE it Jim- perfect use of the prompt! In the Game of Life, we can only wish for such a hand!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet Jim, nice work!
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Jim, I love your poem!
ReplyDeleteFantastic.
Very cleverly written!
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