Poems

BEATITUDES OF CHANCE

Blessed are the blind dice –

They’re above temptation.

Blessed is the unseen card –

It’s in a state of innocence

Until the croupier’s touch.

Blessed, the two-up coins – 

The wisdom of their spin

Marries heaven and hell.

Blessed, the mad marble

Riding the roulette wheel –

It’s ecstatic in uncertainty. 

Blessed, the wild numbers

Before the Sabbath’s draw –

They tutor God in equality.