My life's a 'Deck of Cards'.

When I see the ‘1’
I realise that there is but one God and he lives inside of me.
When I see the ‘2’
I think of the two people that brought me into this life, my Mother and Father.
When I see the ’3’
I see three brothers, Bob, Phil and me.
When I see the ’4’
It reminds me that I have four beautiful Daughters.
When I see the ’5’
The five Children whom I know that I am their father.
When I see the ’6’
I add a ‘nought’ the number of jobs I’ve had, I think.
When I see the ‘7’
I think of my seven Grandchildren who mean the world to me.
When I see the ‘8’
I’m reminded of the eight types of medication I take in a day
that keep me alive.
When I see the ‘9’
The years I’ve lived away from my family.
When I see the ‘10’
I see those ten little friends I’ve had over the years, my Pets.
Five dogs, three budgies, a love bird and a ferret.
When I see the ’Jack’
It reminds me always use one when changing tyres.
When I see the ’Queen’
I see my only true love my soul mate.
When I see the ’King’
Of course there is only one, ‘Elvis’.
When I see the ‘Ace’
Then it’s the same as number ‘1’.
Finally the ‘Joker’ need you ask?
There are ’Four’ suits in a pack, the number of suits I’ve ever owned.
‘Thirteen’ cards in a suit, If that number falls on a ‘Friday’ then I don’t go out.
‘Fifty two’ cards in a pack, the number of women I’ve ‘loved’ (I wish).
Add all the spots on the cards, there are 365 the number of ‘women’ I wished I’d loved.
So you see my friends, by always carrying a ‘pack of cards’ with me I should be able to stave off
‘Senile dementia‘.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Feb 2011
About this poem:
I was a good idea at the time but now I'm not so sure.

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Chrone
Interesting lines, except the one with plenty drugs! blues
Ladybee42
good idea, it somehow reminds me of a couple of films I've seen regarding people with 24hour memories, so they have to wake up every morning and either read all the notes they left themselves or watch a video to tell them where their life is...well it's better than nothing dunno

laugh you never know when you are really going to need these cards grandad.. hug


teddybear teddybear
caroljoyce
What a great write! Cheerful, bright and airy. What a wonderful animal combo.I hope they all get on.
CJ
grandad
The 'drugs' Chrone, are prescribed ones not the ones that 'some' on here seem to be using grin cheers
Those 'little friends' all but two have passed on I'm afraid but I'll always remember them, Caroljoyce bouquet
Ladybee I have to write things down all the time now, even carry my address on me when I go out rolling on the floor laughing

bouquet
Fellsman
Hi Grandad

I have always been useless at playing cards - I doubt if I could win a game of 'snap' against a guy who stuttered.

An amusing write with a neat line in self-deprecation...

Regards

Bill cheers
grandad
Which line was that Bill dunno grin cheers
gnj4u
Hi, grandad,
It's nice when we get to construct our own deck of cards! What a life!
Hekamaat
...And there are some who maintain that cards are the devil's prayer-book!laugh
Great write- summing up a whole (if incomplete) life in one single suit!cheers

PS: Ever thought of changing over to Tarot? 78 cards...!!!laugh
Fellsman
Hi

Self deprecation...? 52 - the number of women you wished you had made love to... sigh

Regards

Bill cheers
grandad
rolling on the floor laughing Nice one Bill, I thought it might have been the 'Joker' line grin

cheers handshake
Hekamaat I will probably need '78' cards to complete my life.
cheers
Gnj4u If only to use as something we can fall back on, just in case!! wine bouquet
Ty for allowing me my little 'jest'

teddybear
agoodguy2have
able to remember all those family and friends, it's clear grandad that you are indeed playing with a full deck, all 54 and senile dementia is something to forget! ;-)
silentspring
Bill, you read it all wrong rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing


52 is the number of HAVING loved!!wow

365 is the number grandad's "WISHES" is all about. wow wow

sad flower sad flower sad flower
bevbelle
Love THIS--Grandad--quite amusing--shows-VARIETY in your writing.
Bevhandshake
Earlgreytea
I cannot find words to express how much i enjoyed this magnificent and so very, very clever write, dear freind, you're sooooo talented!!!applause
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