Island of Color

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    Island of Color


    Silhouettes of dancing neon

    Tap their tune against a black backdrop

    Chandeliers like the great falls of Victoria

    Grace the palaces of decadent decor

    Robots with faces minus the details

    Shuffle and give and take away more

    Clinking and clanging and crashing of coins

    Hoping to win what's never been won

    Emotions exploding with desperate serenity

    Jeering than cheering with each new turn

    Hit the right card play with the house

    Spin the great wheel and pray for the dice

    From paupers to princes like locust they rush

    To the island of color in the sea of beige dust

    by Antoinette

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    BD commented on Island of Color

    07-22-2009

    Having been there only once in 83 the comparisons still are so on the money. Your ability to so plainly bring out this weakness in all of us to hope for the nearly impossible is keen. i love the description of sin city.
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    janetdawson commented on Island of Color

    03-26-2009

    love your play on colors and subjects
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