When I play solitaire
and Chance beats the House
I come to the royal cards last
click and double click
joyfully, carelessly, until
the row of Kings. Here
I play by my own romantic rule
created once in loneliness
between marriages:
I play the King of Hearts last
and then the cards dance
Andrew
'Beyond City Limits', pub. ICLL @ ECU, available at topnotch indie
bookshops - list at http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
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