This ain’t kitchen bridge.
An arrangement of tricks,
points scored below the line.
Kibitzers watch dumbfounded.
Self-sufficient suit
forced into dummy hand.
Duffer without finesse,
unbalanced distribution
trumps again and again
to win
the grand slam.
A second poem for Dverse, Tuesday Poetics…using the word “bridge.” Apologies to Hoyle’s rules for bridge…..and yes — metaphor applies. For those of you unfamiliar with the card game of bridge: kitchen bridge is a social game with little emphasis on skill; all of the following are terms used in bridge and may be found in the Hoyle’s book of bridge terminology/rules: tricks, points scored below the line, kibitzers (nonplaying onlookers), self-sufficient suit, dummy hand, duffer (bridge player of inferior ability), unbalanced distribution (has to do with the cards in your hand), trump, and grand slam.
lillian the home poet 
You played it straight. The house is full and I am flush.
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Love your comment! 🙂 I’m sitting here poker faced!
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Nice one Lillian and I do enjoy a bridge game with the kids when they were young ~ What can I say about your politics….let’s wait for the shuffle, smiles ~
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I wish the new administration well and hope for the best. On January 20 he is our president — I hope he will rise to the occasion.
Glad you enjoyed the post.
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WeLL it surely not
so sure it’s well lit
Lillian..
but never
the less hmm..
yes… the Trumpet
Blows and the
Trump’s here..
and i was juSt enjoying
an aMusing video wHeRe Biff
who became President in the
not so nice version of Back to the Future
was actually inspired by the live Character Trump..
anyway.. makes
for excellent
dARk
poEtry
muse and
lEt’s hope
things settle
out a little and
while i’M at it since
it seems that you are
the only dVerse administrator
i converse with any more ..a thanks
goes out from me to dVerse as tonight
i am finishing a 66 Macro-Verse pArt of
a sTiLL exceeding 3.3 Million plus word long
form poem at 737 Macro-Verses with
the most recent mega chapter as
sorts of 990K or so free
verse words
to go.. now2…
i’m cAlling
it a bible of
sortS and it
stARTed then
on Memorial
day of 2016..
dVerse has/is been
an integral paRt of
my poEtry muse.. so far my FriEnd…
i appreciate all ya’LL do.. and sorry i
couldn’t fit in any more.. hehe.. as far liNking..goes..
but ya kNow/FeeL.. i’m sure.. in the world of creation
not everyone fits in the sAMe.. haha.. as winds bloW oN..
and noW2..
Hurricanes
of words2
and word
tsUNaMi’s
As such too..;)
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Always enjoy seeing you here, Katie. And the Trumpet shall blare….yep. That’s what’s we’re facing. Let’s hope he can stay on key!
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Trump on Tune..
Sadly a cartoon..;)
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Ha.. better trump in kitchen bridge… great wordplay.
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🙂
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Charming.
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