Shuffling...

Shuffling thoughts...

Shuffling...

If only I could shuffle my thoughts as fast as a
blackjack dealer,

God knows I'm losing my mind as fast as the
poor dummies losing their money huddled around
those unforgiving tables,

The house always wins but I'm not even playing
I'm just trying to figure out what my next big move
in life is going to be and what I'm willing to lose,

So I'd better keep shuffling for now but soon I'm
going to have to cut the deck and gamble a little
bit,

I sure pray that this time my gamble is
worth the payoff, cause gambling on life and love
can really hurt in this crazy casino called life...

Author's Note

GOD IS GOOD!!!

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Agree with your thoughts.. but there again, not speaking of actual gambling but life: perhaps we have to take chances in order to discover our strengths and weaknesses. OK, there's always the chance of falling by the wayside, and, so cruel, how painful is that. But, to try climbing a mountain but only eaching the top of a hill, is better than just looking at it, surely?

Forgive me, but your finely tuned poem, the metaphorical aspect of it, immediately set me thinking and i imagine a deep thinker is satisfied by that.

[Jamestown]

Fantastic! I agree with your review:)
Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[emmajoy]

Just sometimes I get it right. Fine, fine writing.

[Miss Sharon]

This is a wonderful write James. The personification and metaphor are very well written. ~Sharon

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Miss Sharon]

You're welcome my friend...and He always blesses me! ~Sharon

[W R Stowe]

Take no heed of what you will wear eat or money the Lord will provide according to scripture

Bill

[Jamestown]

Easier said than done sometimes, but the Lord I trust:)
Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[W R Stowe]

your quite welcome James

Bill

[Zac]

Many times people bust their money on casinos.
This is not how we should spend it,
good poem.

[Jamestown]

Thanks again and b-blessed!

[Zac]

Your welcome

[SleeplessVolcano]

Know the feeling buddy......just one more game, just one more....this time it is going to work, I can feel it in my left little finger - THIS IS IT! Bust. How can be? It would have been black jack....

:) Inspired write my friend.

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Botania]

Comparing stakes of life to a card game is brilliant. There's a certain randomness that can be either kind or unkind. Brilliant. Good luck on your next big move!

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Dear Aurth,]

In this crazy casino called life .... Beautiful pun.... Love to read More ....

[Jamestown]

Thanks a ton, b-blessed!

[wordman]

i guess life is a lot like a casino with most people
we don`t think before we leap

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Really good, James. I love this poem and the metaphor of the gambling world. :) Rudi

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Ruth]

And yet what other choice is there? Never plain sailing this wave called life...really enjoyed the imagery flowed here :)

[Jamestown]

Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!

[Marie]

Eventually you have to take chances if you're gong to stay in the game. No mater how many times you shuffle the cards, you can't know what the final hand will be...

[Jamestown]

True:) Thanks for checking it out and b-blessed!