I've always been fond of this one, although I know the chess/death rhyme doesn't work unless you have a lisp.
What a pity I never learned chess,
I think, as I play Chutes and Ladders with Death.
Here's another:
Candy Land
Back then it was the only game in town,
when you were three or four and couldn't read:
the brightly colored cards that moved you round,
the stirring message:
Candy's all you need.
You played it with your kids. Though sweets still matter,
they've since moved on to greater thrills and strife,
from the ups and downs of Chutes and Ladders
to the twists of Sorry, Clue and Life.
But now its broader meaning finally
comes clear to you. That path so clear and bright
is fraught with forest, bog and frozen sea.
And when the candy castle looms in sight
and you reflect on just how far you've come,
you always end up back with Plumpy Plum.
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