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poetry by j matthew waters

27 Apr 2014

girl with poker face smile

girl in polka dot dress sits and
sips cappuccino at the internet cafe
nose to chin masked behind
fingers concealing pocket aces

conspiring to expose her hand
I move all in escorted by kings
proclaiming to win her heart

girl with poker face smile
sips cappuccino at the internet cafe
her eyes looking down and
alluringly taking this town

april two thousand fourteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved

Posted in In the City, Poetry and tagged poem, poetry, poker

11 thoughts on “girl with poker face smile”

Bonnie on April 27, 2014 at 12:23 pm said:

! 🙂

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- j matthew waters on April 27, 2014 at 3:17 pm said:
  
  😀
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on April 28, 2014 at 10:11 am said:

Ah, methinks she has an ace up her sleeve

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- j matthew waters on April 28, 2014 at 5:56 pm said:
  
  No doubt about it!
  
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eusebiusclay on May 2, 2014 at 8:24 pm said:

This is sick. Love it. Love it.

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- j matthew waters on May 2, 2014 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks – glad you do 😀
  
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Kirsten on May 2, 2014 at 9:55 pm said:

This would make a fantastic writing prompt!! All the details…perfection!

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- j matthew waters on May 3, 2014 at 1:20 pm said:
  
  So glad you enjoyed this one, Kirsten.
  
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S on April 25, 2019 at 9:03 pm said:

You are so stinkin’ clever.

I sure would like to be that girl, even if just for the frothy coffee and cute dress.

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- j matthew waters on April 25, 2019 at 9:33 pm said:
  
  you mean in a virtual sort of way?
  
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  - S on April 25, 2019 at 9:50 pm said:
    
    No, I mean I would literally like to spend a whole bunch of very real time in a coffee shop in a cute polka-dot dress. As for the cards, I might rather watch, or be taught. I doubt if I’d be any good at poker — or sipping, for that matter. I drink it pretty fast.