Love Poem: Lady-Luck Stomped Out
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Written by: Mark J. Halliday

Lady-Luck Stomped Out

I was riding a streak with the dice in my fist.   
Lady Luck was with me, seemed  I couldn’t miss!
Then this babe caught my eye,--I crapped out time and again.  
Lady Luck stomped out, when True Love walked in.

I was anchoring third with a pair of aces.  
Going for the split,  needed tens or faces.
But when ‘you know who’ sat down next to me, 
The blackjack dealer dealt a two and a three!

Lady Luck stomped out when True Love walked in. 
She gave me that look.  I sent her my best grin.
I’m gonna go bust if I see her again.  
Lady Luck stomped out when True Love walked in.

I put a dollar chip on every black and red. 
Three spins in a row came up zeros instead.
The old croupier said:  “Son I’ve seen this before.  
You better take that gal to the chapel next door!”

Lady Luck stomped out when True Love walked in. 
She gave me that look.  I sent her my best grin..
I’m gonna lose my shirt when I see her again.  
Lady Luck stomped out when True Love walked in.

I kept the Queen of Hearts and folded all my hands, 
And never set foot in a casino again.
When the urge to play overpowers me –
It's Yahtzee, Trouble, and Monopoly.

(To add insult to injury, our kids always win, you know!)

Lady Luck stomped out when True Love walked in. 
She gave me that look.  I sent her my best grin..
I haven’t won a hand since that fatal day when 
Lady Luck stomped out and True Love walked in.