By Galadrial
Date: 2001 Oct 23
Comment on this Work
[[2001.10.23.13.18.28676]]

Sporting

Not one for elaborate games,
where reading the rules takes half the day,
and the chance cards can clean you out---
and honestly
I'd like a sporting chance
which means the cards cannot be stacked,
the dice should not be loaded,
and the playing field should be level.
If i agree to play,
it's only polite
to let me know
if you're playing more than one hand.
Your chips look different
if I know
you're doubling your bets---
and if I am risking all,
I'd like to know
that you can cover the wager.
Oh yes---
and I never meant this for a gamble,
it would be good this once,
to know the rules of engagment.