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Let's Play Cards!
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I heard something yesterday,
And it rocked my foundation,
Echoed in my mind,
Like a truth I didn’t want to hear…
It made me reel with sudden realization,
I had heard a truth,
That could not be denied-

I was listening to lovely friends,
One trying to soothe the
Worn Eros or the other…
And he said this young man,
This speaker of harsh truths:

“We are not given a choice,
In the hand we are dealt,
But it is up to us,
How we play those cards…”

Now maybe you have heard this,
I had not…
And it shocked me,
Before the words
Had even escaped his lips,
I realized what he had done…

In a single line,
He had given me back my life…
So I can choose,
It is my choice…
And I had never even realized
I had a voice…

Always let myself be led,
Pulled and stretched,
Never said a word,
Hated every minute,
But blaming it on fate…
Always forced between choices
Of things I did not want to do.

Never dawned on me,
That I could be free.
So now I see-
My path suddenly clear…
And though I have a little fear,
I am stronger too,
I know now what I plan to do…
I can see other paths now,
The road is no longer blocked…
How strange to feel so light,
So free,
So empty of fright…

Fine!
Give me your best shot!
Maybe I can win this hand,
Maybe not.
But at least I’m back in the game!



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 Reviews of "Let's Play Cards!"
Reviewed on May 4, 2004
Loved the ending because I like to take the best shot and if it knocks me down I just come back also..
this was great about life being a card game and how we play them,,
thank you
Tommy

Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on May 3, 2004
It makes you smile, doesn't it? Love discoveries. The kind that set you free, as this one did for you. Thank you. I need to be reminded, some times.

Carmen :-)

Reviewed by Sanil nath (Reader)
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Nice write ...
Excellent and so beautiful ....
K & K U



Reviewed by Handsum Hart
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
"it not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that matters"

play on Retta

joy and starlight

Reviewed by Franz Kessler
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Lots of lucky cards may be waiting for you. Franz

Reviewed by Debashish Haar (Reader)
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
GREAT writing Rein...wonderful perspectives!

Reviewed by Jeff Mason
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
And you shall rise again, undaunted -- and go forth, and conquer all unwanted obstacles that impede your path to your destination. Sorry, got carried away... Retta, your words are truly inspiring! -- Jeff

Reviewed by William J. Cryer (Reader)
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Loved this one, Reindeer. You've given me a lot to think about, too.

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
The most important revelation you will ever make, excellent poem, Retta.

Reviewed by Christine Morell
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
An excellent, empowering poem. I love this, Reindeer.
~Chrissie

Reviewed by Lisa Hilbers
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Retta, sometimes it takes a quake to wake..The sleeping mountain is just that..asleep.
Take that new inspiration and run with it!
Wonderful write! Lisa

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
LOVE this, Reindeer! Needed the reminder, too. Dawn

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Good for you Reindeer! You finally awoke to the fact
that we all have a choice, to make that no one else can
make for us! May you grow wiser with the knowledge.
Exceptional poem!Brava!

Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Rein this is excellent love the ending to this one.

Peg

Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Fine!
Give me your best shot!
Maybe I can win this hand,
Maybe not.
But at least I’m back in the game!

Reindeer...what an excellent write you have posted here my friend...fantastic!!!!

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Retta, with that attitude your bound to come out on top. Wonderful write.

Reviewed on April 30, 2004
On this fortieth day of Spring I Salute You, Sublime Poet!

"Let's Play Cards!" is one of a kind, and a unique flow of malice, innocence, and wisdom.

This is a true masterpiece to run through millennia.


Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Loved it Reindeer

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on April 30, 2004
Excellent, Reindeer! And it's your deal, and of course, in the game called life, the joker is always wild.

PS I love that drawing. I had it hanging in my basement; my cats tore it down. Bummer.


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