Friday Poem: "What game is this"

What game is this

Oh we are clever
alive
with escapade and risk
inventing and becoming
rich

The game is gelt
or gold or gilt
whatever gilds our trade

And trade it is
that makes us tick
move quick
move quicker
move quickest
to the goal

what is the goal

what game is this

8/5-10/11/95, 4/7/96

Copyright 1996 by Maurice Leiter

Posted with permission.