Walking into the betting shop <br />his heart pounding within; <br />he'd studied form and was quite sure <br />the horse he backed would win. <br /> <br />Mountains of his cash he wagered <br />did this hyped-up gambling man <br />and beads of perspiration fell <br />when the horse, with gusto, ran. <br /> <br />Stakes were high! A richly sum <br />lay in the coffers there...but <br />as the horse began to weary <br />distress was hard to bear. <br /> <br />A chance to win a fortune <br />dissolved before his eyes; <br />the losing horse was an 'also-ran' <br />That's life, for gambling guys.<br /><br />Joyce Hemsley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gambling-man/
