For the d’Verse Quadrille Monday, Whimsygizmo invites us to write smallish poems of 44 words, including one word they provide. The one word to use is Fold. I wrote about the tactical folding at cards when you’re your hand of cards is bad, and your chips are at stake.
The Card Player
I should fold; My hand is bad It shakes in fear and dread and won’t hold still The cold sweat tear rolling down my forehead will give my hand away They can tell by my face I haven’t got an ace I should fold Lesley Scoble, October 2023
Footnote
Like a glimpse of the card player’s face? click here.
Boo!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thank you, Whimzygizmo and d’Verse Poets for the inspiration.
A little bit about…
The Card Players by Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne was a Post Impressionist painter who painted five masterpieces of card players. His models were farmworker friends who posed for him.
The Card Players was a project that Cezanne undertook between the years 1890-92. The image I show is one of five Card Players paintings. This one is in the Courtauld Gallery, London. One of the other paintings sold for over an estimated $250 million. (Anyone want to buy my card player? Lol )
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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