"fast horses win races
royal flushes beat aces"*
and everyone's playin ta' win
but then,
you bet your hand
and you take your stand
and in the end
ya' still pay the band
aces & eights
sometimes are your fate
there's still time ta' fold
if ya' choose
if you made your bet,
ya' get what ya' get,
the hands been set
and sometimes you lose.
but, if ya' ain't in the game
ya' lose just the same
'cause if you didn't stay
then you didn'y play
and you didn't have a chance
either way
so hold 'em or fold 'em
do as you choose
always remember
simetimes ya' win
but sometimes ya' lose
*another fine line from John Prine
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Reviewed by Tien Avielle (Reader)
Reviewed on February 7, 2003
I think we are driven by instincts a bit, but have to weigh the risks with our heads, eh? Yeah - I opt for trying to count the cards! (Though I fear the deck is stacked against me sometimes!)
Who's deal is it? (-;
" but, if ya' ain't in the game
ya' lose just the same
'cause if you didn't stay
then you didn'y play
and you didn't have a chance
either way... "
And that's the bloody truth ! ! !
Good one, Steve Patterson.
~E
Reviewed by the phantom pheonix (Reader)
Reviewed on February 7, 2003
you are so correct some days it is sunny and others rainy great poem full of truth and i loved how you compared life to a card game it was nice excellent job!!
Ya gotta know when ta hold'em know when to fold'em, know when to walk away...
life's timeline is a gamble and we choose and win or choose and lose. This poem wins.
Love and peace,
Susan
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Who's deal is it? (-;
ya' lose just the same
'cause if you didn't stay
then you didn'y play
and you didn't have a chance
either way... "
And that's the bloody truth ! ! !
Good one, Steve Patterson.
~E
life's timeline is a gamble and we choose and win or choose and lose. This poem wins.
Love and peace,
Susan