Bright Lights: "I play bridge for fellowship and fun/… the fellowship of the merriest, jolliest, most fun-loving group of/optimists one could ever hope to duplicate." Fireworks (clerihew variations) was published in the American Contract Bridge League's Bridge Bulletin. Lewis Turco's The New Book of Forms provided the patterns for Elegy To Goose (sestina), Mesh Mass (pantoum), Bits and Bytes (villanelle), and, among others, the (triolet variations): A Good Deal, Horseradish, Merry Me, Brass, Fool's Gold, and Bridal Veil. Threads Bare and Trick's Treat (limericks) echo childhood retellings. Writing traditional form variations is great fun.

In Cain Enabled, each sentence delights in being a poem. Robert Cain, a duplicate bridge partner, published Crumpets, Tea & Poetry, a collection of poems in ballad form. Twitterpated loves the competitive nature of the game. Good Mourning remembers two gifted players: Arlys Lewis and Carol Sibbersen; Carol loved Squashed, and Arlys loved The Bucks Stopped Here (In Duplicate And Other Poems). Lineup highlights a director's frustrations. Ms.Red, Twenty-Ten Ten, and Tut Tut appreciate partners. Sylver and Tootle Toot thank mentors. Bread Of Life, Empty Handed, One Under Two, and Too Much, Too Little value opponents. Every player is a poem.