A Game of Solitaire
Playing solitaire
just killing time
as if time
were the enemy
feels like a crime
living my life
and killing time..
Red Queens go
on Black Kings
In solitaire
opposites attract.
Kings slide into
empty spaces
Aces reign on high
It’s just like that.
In this ordered world
we drop down
one by one
Red Tens
on Black Jacks
Black Fives
below
Red Sixes
Black Twos
Sing the Blues
while above
Red Threes
sing back-up harmonies….
etc etc; can you see?
There Is a plan
in the world
of solitaire land.
And so I find comfort,
a zombie enslaved,
to this mindless game,
waiting for the dinner-ding
on my microwave.
Black Four looks for the door
Red Three stands tall on the floor
Queens keep showing up
when I least expect it
but with no one leaving the party,
no room to put a King.
Now the Kings are stuck…
No Queens for them
to play with today!
And where are the Aces hiding?
Stuck in knee deep piles
No way to get them out.
Without them
my structures are wobbly
built on fragments
built on sand.
Use that Eight and
turn the next over….
🙏
Oh please please please
may it be an Ace!…
to give my play foundation….
to give my solitaire a chance…
to enjoy the satisfaction
of moving Black on top of
Black ascending
Red on top of Red until …
Four neat piles
two Black Kings
next to
two Red Kings…..Presiding.
We won!!!
Karima Hoisan
March 27, 2025
Costa Rica
* Footnote” This was just recorded in a rainstorm with lots of bird sounds..such is my life:):) Please Press Play to hear my spoken word to my own Garage Band Beat:)
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that was fun! a solitaire poem! well done, soulkin!!👍🏼🙏🏼😘❤️🥳🥳
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Big smiles soulkin, I blame the theme on my muse who I find playing it when she thinks I’m not looking.:) So glad you saw the fun-side in it:) Hugs
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What fun! Another surprise gift from the Muse. And the music and narration are perfect. How do you do it? 🙂
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I’m not sure how I do it…probably just surrendering to every whim my muse makes up..but so pleased you found it pleasing!! Thanks again for listening!
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That’s what I tell Jer; “It’s killing time”
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I know…so bad of us all Buddeh:)!!
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Love your poem and how you’ve rendered it so beautifully
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Aww thank you so much Sadje… it’s an odd subject but my muse “insisted” I go with it. So glad you enjoyed how it turned out:)
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I used to play solitaire a lot when my kids were little.
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It’s a great waiting game…if you’re in between something you’re waiting for:)
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Love your creativity, Karima and thank you so much for sharing the audio! 🎴 Original music is a bonus! ✨
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Big smiles…thank you..I felt it like a beat and dove into Garage Band to make it..Glad you enjoyed the recording Michele!! Thanks so much for stopping by:)
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Good times! 🎶 I was listening to you while you were writing to me. ✨ My pleasure, thank you!
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That’s an interesting connection:))
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😃
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Very much enjoyed the poem and I actually love when there’s rain/bird sounds in the background 😊
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Ohh that’s good to know this because you might hear a lot of both this time of year (for the next 9 months haha:) Glad you enjoyed the poem with added “layers”:):)
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It’ll add a nice background sound so don’t worry about it 😊
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Nicely constructed. Some find these games almost addictive but I admit these days I prefer more substance. Must admit I played them for ages as a kid!!!
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What a fun poem! It makes me want to play Solitaire. I haven’t done that in years.
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Haha Dawn, I too have recently rediscovered it myself…Fun little intermission:) Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for comenting!!
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What a great poem, our ingenious poet!!! Love this Karima!! 💕
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