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Xmas Eve in Blackjack Town

Suzanne Richardson Harvey, Ph.D.

Joe the Pit Boss appeared
Like a bill collector
From the cloud of Benson & Hedges
That hung above the table
Ready to swallow
Every ace and king

Mary Kay the Dealer
Spotted a boa constrictor
Easing his way
Through the dollar slot
Behold Joe snarled
Time to cough up suckers

It’s Reno now
Not Sinai or Jerusalem
Good news swings
Off balance here
From a greased palm
And an agate eye.

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