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Guess?
by Sage Sweetwater → (All Poetry by Sage Sweetwater)
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Guess?


 


Black squatty
rectangle
cubes,


indented
pips of
ivory,


thirty-two
tiles
found
in 1120
AD,


that is,
before
Authors Den
time.


plainly
of
Chinese
inheritance.


Double-Twelve
sets,
ninety-one
tiles
in
America.


Popular
at
Britian
taverns
in the
18th Century,


and
coming into
play by
French
prisoners
of
war,


French for
a
black & white
hood
worn by
Christian
priests
in
the
winter.


DOMINO!


























http://www.billetbones.com/


Copyright 2oo5 Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist


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 Reviews of "Guess?"
Reviewed by Rebekah Rosie Lang
Reviewed on December 4, 2005
Cool.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on December 4, 2005
A delightful and informative poem, Sage. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace to you.

Regis

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on December 2, 2005
you stacked all the pieces together in this one ;)

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on December 1, 2005
well done

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on November 30, 2005
1120 AD, if I am not mistaken AD did even then stand for AuthorsDen, though my memory is shaky from that time...;) Ed

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on November 30, 2005
Nicely done! Dominoes serve as an amazing metaphor! They are very versatile. You showed that with this excellent write
Thanks for your great comment!

Eileen

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on November 30, 2005
Very well done...you had me thinking all the way to the end!!

Guess what...I never played domino's...no wonder I was a little puzzled!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed on November 30, 2005
Sage,

This is too cool; I LOVE it! BRAVA!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Blessings to you and yours! :)

Reviewed on November 30, 2005
Sage,

LOVE Dominoes. LOVE this fun write--BRAVA! Take a bow, dear friend.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by sarah playle (Reader)
Reviewed on November 30, 2005
*L* Fun poem.


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