Saturday, January 5, 2019

Kit Kelen #1102 - together we will invent a game



1102
together we will invent a game
the codgers’ challenge
for Dr Phil Olgers, on his sixtieth


it involves ping pong balls
and timber I think

well maybe not
or not in that order

anyway, things roll
or slide
or some combination

some kind of pyramid’s a part
and there could be strings
though not so much for the music

the players are the moving parts
and must propel the thing

by wrist action
or a throw of some kind

the game involves numbers, so counting
a system to score
but nothing cryptic like Sudoku

fingers are allowed
you impart spin with them as well
warms them in pockets between goes

I’d like the game to have bounce
there ought to be some rhythm involved
and there should be several phases
 – a turn consisting of turns

nothing mechanical
or electronic

we could have bells and whistles
but that would be to bauble it
no – it must be Ockham’s razor
in game form
a clean and concise thing

but one bell might fit in
for instance to ring when you win

why not?

we have the time to do it
we have the space to make
we know the trades and where they live

this is a thing we can afford
merely requires application of nous

our game balances
concentration and conversation

it’s codgernomous as well
lengthens life and sharpens wits
(if that’s even possible)

the game involves skill
but largely luck

I’m convinced there’s something has to fall
but nudgingly
and I don’t know what
and not with a mighty bang

can you see the thing taking shape
a hybrid yes, but with integrity
and purpose –

a focus unfocus soirée stretch
settles the mind for the night

we have to dream the thing to make

this way the game will re-invent us
once it exists it will always have been
and we – the very first champions

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