This could be your lucky day <br />Beyond common gambler’s play <br />Countless prayers to nameless gods <br />One in a million beat the odds <br /> <br />Not by chance anonymous birth <br />Ought we measure human worth <br />Pending luck toss the dice <br />Shake ‘em well, roll ‘em nice <br /> <br />Take a stance <br />Influence chance <br />Turn the cards with sleight of hand <br />World within that grain of sand <br /> <br />With focused drive <br />Whilst still alive <br />Fair game to even know <br />When it’s over and time to go<br /><br />Carol Toebe Whiting<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ten-to-one-place-your-bets/
