Game Night
Every Saturday night;
We would gather round;
Our old kitchen table;
To play a family game;
Sometimes it was checkers;
Or we would play cards;
Canasta, hearts and pinnacle;
Until the break of day;
Long before videogames;
Years before computers;
My mom taught me how to play;
Chess, dominoes and backgammon;
Sometimes we would play board games;
Sometimes I would buy Kentucky Avenue;
Or I would go directly to jail;
Sometimes I would be sent home;
Or I would win at the game of Life;
Bedtime was the end for us;
Or when my stepdad got too drunk;
I still love to play games;
But it was more fun back then;
I miss the laughter;
Yet games still make me smile;
They always help me to remember.
We would gather round;
Our old kitchen table;
To play a family game;
Sometimes it was checkers;
Or we would play cards;
Canasta, hearts and pinnacle;
Until the break of day;
Long before videogames;
Years before computers;
My mom taught me how to play;
Chess, dominoes and backgammon;
Sometimes we would play board games;
Sometimes I would buy Kentucky Avenue;
Or I would go directly to jail;
Sometimes I would be sent home;
Or I would win at the game of Life;
Bedtime was the end for us;
Or when my stepdad got too drunk;
I still love to play games;
But it was more fun back then;
I miss the laughter;
Yet games still make me smile;
They always help me to remember.
Published by Lisa R. Strong
I was born and raised in Binghamton NY. I have been writing short stories since I was eight years old, and poetry since I was a teenager. I also write prayers, meditations, and opinion articles. My dre... View profile
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14 Comments
Post a Commentyou know we still have game nights. they are so wonderful. i wonder how our kids will recall them?
I didn't know some of the games you talked about Lisa. But your poem makes it all quite fun! Thank you for sharing! :-)
The game I liked best was "Kissing Cousins" on grandmothers front porch Swing ....... lol. And I am more than half a century old DAMNNNNNNNNN. Good JOb Miss Lisa. Ken
I love board and card games!!!!!!!!!!
Well, that was my first thought...then I thought-no, that can't be-that is too obvious...I do know how fond some poets are of putting riddles into their poems...That is why I am a mediocre chess player...I don't want to think that hard to have fun.
Well if you are talking about the game of "Life" my friend, I can tell you one thing-I have been playing it for nearly a half a century, and I still suck at it...I know that I will never make it to "Millionaire Acres," but I would appreciate it if I could just stay out of the poorhouse!!! Lmbo!!!
Very nice article. Good memories about family fun.
Okay, it's kind of like Monopoly--a board game.
Mike-Im not good at riddles- It sounds like a good game of Texas Hold 'em to me. lmbo!
That's wonderful that your family was so close and had so much fun!