Clark Gormley #20 The Pool Gene

it has been asserted
that the game of pool
is the descendent
of an ancient form
of croquet
mallets and hoops
evolved over centuries
into cues and pockets

as evidence
it was postulated
that is why
the felt is green

an outrageous claim!
we all know that
pool was created
in a betting parlor
in downtown Chicago
in 1870

just like bluegrass
was invented
by Bill Monroe
at the Grand Ole Opry
on the 13th of October
1939

the sporting world
was deeply skeptical
until
a painting showing
Louis XIV
playing on a hooped table
was unearthed
as the missing link

any day now
it will be exposed
as the Piltdown Man
that it really is