As Luck Would Have It

The ballplayer wears the same stockings

every game hoping he will pitch his way

to a victory like he had the other day. The

worker drives the same route to his office.

Surely his routine will keep him safe over

and over again the same. Some rely on a

rabbit’s foot for good fortune; another says

it’s the wearing of a lucky chain. Mother

put it on every morning to begin her day,

and she lived the good life for eighty-eight

years. Prayers before bedtime relieves fear

of the treacherous unforeseen for many. The

gambler lost his paycheck on one roll of

the dice. He forgot to adhere to the sage

advice handed down from one generation

to the next—Life is a crap shoot at best.

Ah ha now (as luck would have it, and a little

late in the game) he can see more clearly the

timeless wisdom in that saying.

Chris Hanch 7-22-18