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Like a deck of fifty two
dealt haphazardly across
a felt table, you anted
your chips and caused
me to fold under your
skilled hand, shuffling
the Queen of Hearts
against the King of Spades
you fooled me into
believing I had the upper hand
when all I had was the Joker.
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Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 
Too sweet!! Ain’t Life Grand??? Ha! Delightful!!!!
xoxoxo
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He threw her under the bus!!! That’s not grand!! LOL
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A Steve Miller fan! Bravo!! ☺❤
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I actually disliked this song by him LOL, maybe that’s why I wrote the poem. 🙂
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Oh. Oops! LOL
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The Joker… blessing and curse!
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Unless of course you refer to Steve Miller’s Joker, who made him a lot of money lol
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Ha, that’s true 😂
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This is beautifully written Dorinda, such a wonderful extended metaphor
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Thank you so much, KaylaAnn! 🙂
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This is a great poem, Dorinda.
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Thank you, Robbie and again, for sharing it on Facebook! I greatly appreciate your support ❤
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