the first one sounds like billiards, but i get the impression it's about luck or serendipity and chance, is it fate or skill. i like the gambling stock market thing, if that's what it is. i like it because it makes the reader think, i think the repeating line works well, which i presume are the sound of greed and good luck (winnings)
i never saw the ball thing in the last stanza
i never saw the ball thing in the last stanza