Sunday, June 29, 2014

A glint in the eye!

                                                        A Game of Patience 1937 Meredith Frampton
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

Sunday Whirl with words:
approach attach level key glint phase 
grain player single present scratch

Let us go over this again
The approach was wrong
I beg to refrain
He came on strong

Would not attach too much
On what level of restraint
The key to the heart as such
would determine the gains

A glint in the eye
During a phase of innocence
Enough was spied
Of his intentions

Grains of pretensions
revealed a player
with a single passion
as a slayer

My heart should not present
An opportunity to gamble
Pure love to scratch off even
on a slight sign of trouble

He seemed to be a threat
I would not have regrets

For Tess' Magpie Tales #226
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #167 and
Mary's Poets United's Poetry Pantry #207



25 comments:

  1. No regrets... just experiences that we learn from!! Love your poem!

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  2. Rich

    It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
    Margaret Bonnano


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= <3

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  3. You take us into that mind of a player.. Where heart is gone into the card.

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  4. No regrets a good approach for the game of life. Tthanks for linking up at Sunday savvy. Have a good week

    Much love...

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  5. Yes sure we should never carry on regrets in our lives.

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  6. I like this glimpse into the woman's mind too.

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  7. I would love to live a life of no regrets...however that is much easier said than done. I think regret is one of the strongest emotional states of mind that we experience.

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  8. A life of regret is where we don't take chances.

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  9. Creative and quite original. Well written.

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  10. ha. sounds like a dangerous one to play with honestly....
    not sure i would gamble with love in my hand
    to gain it, maybe...

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  11. Sounds like a worthy adversary...glintingly written

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  12. Have to chance regret in order to experience life

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  13. So much of life is a gamble. No one likes regrets but we all have some. I like the playfulness in this poem. Good job Hank.

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  14. We gamble every day we walk out the door

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  15. You take me right in to the came..I liked the intensity of it..very nice Hank:)

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  16. He was gambling that you might buy his lines - guess he showed his hand too soon.
    Loved the poem from start to finish but I bet she falls for his charms eventually.
    . . . . Nice to meet ~ Eddie

    Clouds and Silvery Linings

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  17. The verse " a glint in the eye " is a standout ..good on ya , Hank

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  18. glint in his eye and standing on what level of restraint- excellent grabbing of my attention- i think it is dreaming out loud

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  19. Truly, I glint happily.... day after day, dreaming and regretting nothing!

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  20. Crafted wonderfully - worth a few rereads indeed!

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  21. Sometimes we will experience regrets in the journey it is part of learning..Always nice to read your words Hank..

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  22. It is futile to regret...better to remember the good times.

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  23. It is best to avoid those slayers, no matter how tempting. There are plenty more to pick from.

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