A gambler has a religion,
his tired dogma
that God is behind him
with every roll
of the pockmarked dice.
He will clasp
his hands
above his head
and realize that
it is not in the
cards for him.
Some errant Jack-of Hearts
will break his own.
His racing forms a desert
of defeat.
Our man will continue to look up
at the blue sky
raise his fists
like a mad King Lear
and surrender...
Doug Holder is the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press, and former co-president of the New England Poetry Club. He teaches at Endicott College in Beverly, MA.
of defeat.
Our man will continue to look up
at the blue sky
raise his fists
like a mad King Lear
and surrender...
Doug Holder is the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press, and former co-president of the New England Poetry Club. He teaches at Endicott College in Beverly, MA.
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