“A Lotto-Hope Indeed”
How could that be – when one asks folks,
“Would you prefer to win (no joke)
A lottery, of any sort,
Or paraplegic be – and sport –“Some gizmo which they commonly
Make use of in attempt to be
Participant in life we take
For granted as a life we make?”They all say, “Lotto – naturally!”
Yet when we view results, we see
One year beyond their win – compared
To challenged-ones – and how they fared –The paraplegics happy are,
Not just a bit – they are by far;
The lottos had the vultures ’round,
While paraplegics love had found.Then too, the paraplegics found
Their challenges had made each round
Of triumphs taste like honey sweet,
And vowed next hurdle they’d defeat.What then is draw to tickets buy?
Why, “hope” – small package; pie in sky;
With rise in economic scene,
Strong lotto-sales have seldom been.When jackpot gets beyond some range,
It is not good, and calls for change;
Below that range, not good as well –
The lure’s “Specific hope in hell”.I watched casino come and go
On reservation – test to know
How courts would handle breaking rules;
Three weeks or so (they were no fools) –Hope flowed in as reality –
They ran casino, they could see
That jobs arrived on Res at last;
Spring in their steps at entry tasks.But then, the raid came suddenly,
And devastation came to be
The route of that depressing mess,
With drop back into hope-lessness.Awash in cash casino was,
With Ec. development the cause;
For Feds put fifty-K to be
Ec. dev. amount to meet great need.Regina swept casino scene
Up for itself – as vultures keen;
The paraplegics have their jokes;
First Nations? Spirit-base for hopes.Thanks Lord for this.
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