Pretzel Logic

...Steely Dan, Johnny Walker and Monopoly!

Pretzel Logic

 

 

 

He always won

at Monopoly

flicking ashes

from a filtered cigarette

collecting various railroads

and green houses

all in a zealous exchange
for red hotels.

I was the appointed banker

keeping my interest

on him

and Johnny Walker,

indulging my coquettish wiles

into the epoch of loquacious conversation

and the pretzel logic

of Steely Dan.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Love it.. seen from an innocent bystander watching the two of you bid and play,wait and wonder. You really do know how to write a scene beautifull, Kell, me darlin' fun and fascination all the way.. We ised to love it when us lot, seven of us, were young. but it was barred, banned and all by our parents come Christmas Day when we had to talk to each other and the like. Laughing now, of course. Your weave of words have given a new slant to the game with Pretzels acccompanied by boozy breaths and baited hope for one of the best to be yours, captured !

[Kelly Scheppers]

Not the pretzels you eat, Em - the album by Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic. Thank you, darlin!

[emmajoy]

GHysterical here.. in the early hours.. am such an idjit.!!! i need lessons in most subjects, Kelly!!!

Thanks for the heads up! . xx

[Kelly Scheppers]

...no problem, sweetie! x

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such a fun read, you create a scene for me...nothing like a good game with a loved one.
my only change in the poem would be listening to anything other than Steely Dan...
j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I didn't expect everyone to go for the musical choice...it was just a memory in time. Thank you much the same, though.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and a great memory...i know i am weird...not too much music or artists i don't like, but that lead singer's voice drives me nuts...as does Michael Mcdonald's ...even though so many say i look like him..:)
i really like the poem...i wonder how logical pretzels really are...:)

[Alexa Apothic Red]

This is fun.. and clearly, as in poker, everyone has their own strategy and plays to their own strengths 😉

[Kelly Scheppers]

It was a blast to write...thank you, darlin!

[Chris Shaw]

I am smiling and thinking , she is talking dirty, plying him with whiskey, and doing anything else she can do to stop him winning at Monopoly. Sort of thing I would have done. And yes Monopoly is a bit of a marathon game, so no doubt there were hangovers the next day. A nice slice of life there Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was laughing all the way through this, Chris...how delightful and utterly true! Lol, thank you so much!

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome my friend.

[Samuel Dickens]

It can take a really long time to complete a game of Monopoly--that's a lot of Johnny Walker! Thanks to your poetic skill, I get a clear picture of that game time, where maybe the acquisition of wealth wasn't everyone's main goal.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...tell me about it! Many thanks, Samuel...good to see you again!

[Relic]

Hmm? Any major dude will tell you monopoly winners get all the dough and as a result get all the women, especially if they're bankers. haha.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was so much better at Scrabble, though...thanks, Tim!