Friday, January 29, 2010

A Poem for this New Game

The game

Player pieces spread for inspection:
His DNA double helix; coiled for deceased players amusement:
Color the dead red (black is far too obvious):
Father, mother, brother, wife, best friend male,
Best friend female, now watch this;

Living players all painted primary colors
Careful not to attenuate;

Location pieces all grey, green or sand: 24 in all;
Label them homes ironically.

Time pieces: 66 years and a few days,
Mark them spent.
(You have to spin for more).

Vocational pieces of gold sparkle next
To play money decorated with foolish designs:

There is a love and anger piece;
(Separate the children and grand from
The latter).

Now he rolls the dice some more, just for fun;
Since he can’t make sense out of any of it.

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