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0 posted 2010-11-10 12:31 PM



The poker players have a term
With hands they think they'll win.
They give their chips a mighty shove
And say that they're "all in".

All that they have is on the line.
Their chips are on the felt.
They're confident in victory
With cards that they've been dealt.

Old Lady Luck may treat them bad
And winning hands get beat.
At times those hands that just can't lose
Will go down to defeat.

They know this possibility
For fate can't be controlled
And there are times the better play
Would be to pass and fold.

But when they get a hand that says
To fold would be a sin
It's time to put it on the line
And say that they're "all in".

They've cast the die; they've spun the wheel,
Decision has been made.
They hope to get the best results
From how their hand was played.

They know that, if they want to win
They have to bet it all
And, when those special moments come
"All in" must be their call.

It's not in only poker, friends,
This rule should be applied.
For anything we want in life
"All in" should be our guide.

Sometimes we'll win; sometimes we'll lose,
That's how the chips may fall
But it is not a total loss
If we give it our all.

As for myself, I do my best.
I may not always win
But, when I play the game of life,
I always go "all in".

I'm never one to pass and fold
And I'm not one to call.
I'd rather raise and take my chance
If I can have it all.

And, even if I wind up broke,
I gave the wheel a spin.
I'll go to my grave knowing that
I lived my life "all in".



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Prasad Nataraj
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1 posted 2010-11-10 02:13 AM


Fine writing with great life lessons Sir . Like it reads” Find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards it” Gave it your all for sure in this one.

"Hardwork pays in the long run"

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2 posted 2010-11-10 04:45 AM


LOL! Ilove poker! I like how you compared a card game to the game of life. Enjoyed1
Kat >^..^<

JerryPat
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3 posted 2010-11-10 07:11 AM


Sometimes "pass and fold" is the sensible way out.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Eusta B. Mae
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4 posted 2010-11-10 08:33 AM


I'm with Jerry on this one...I've gone all in a couple of times and lost my assperations.
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5 posted 2010-11-10 10:17 AM


For some reason, as I got to the end
of this poem, I thought I saw Sy smiling.






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6 posted 2010-11-10 07:31 PM


Prasad....you have it, man!

Katahdin....the game of life IS a game of cards. Glad youenjoyed..

JerryPat and Eusta....it's like Kenny says - you got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. The trick is knowing when it's time to move all in. if you never do, you'll never be a winner.

Sunshine...I wouldn't be surprised at all!!!

Amaryllis
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7 posted 2010-11-11 12:07 PM


What a wonderful write, Michael... truly enjoyed!
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All my best~
Sharon

Dr.Moose1
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8 posted 2010-11-11 07:35 AM


Balladeer,
Can't find a nit to pick with this wit.
Doc

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9 posted 2010-11-11 08:57 AM


as always sir...extremely well done and said.
Another life lesson to pnder..

enjoy your talent sir!

Andrew Scott
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10 posted 2010-11-11 10:31 AM


So far, my easy play seems to be giving me the chip advantage. I've pushed "all-in" a time or two. Married and two kids, career change, mortgage... I'd say those were pretty big bets. I intend to keep playing till I go bust. As always, a quality read in content and style. You are the sharpest card in the deck my friend.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

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11 posted 2010-11-11 01:48 PM


Loved this Michael.  You know me, I will keep playing until the last chip is spent, and I bet you will too!
Dark Stranger
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12 posted 2010-11-11 02:38 PM


hell I try to bluff on solitare...kewl stuff dude
latearrival
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13 posted 2010-11-13 12:29 PM


This is another one for your book.I really enjoyed this. But then you never seem to  fail to impress. late,
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14 posted 2010-11-13 07:03 AM


Michael
Over the years I have read many of your compilations of verse and you have such a great ability to make the meter flow so smoothly. Enjoyable for more reasons than that but it makes your works very musical in body. Excellent talent I'd say.

As Forest Gump would say, "that's all I got to say about that!!"

LOL! Have a good one!

Eric

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15 posted 2010-11-13 08:32 AM



Amaryllis...it's always a treat when you enjoy my work. Thank you!

Doc...I'll throw a nit in the next one....promise.

Ron...a lot of life lessons out there. How come we ignore so many of them?? Thank you, sir..

Sir Andrew...yep, those are big bets indeed and you play the game well, I'm sure. Shuffle on!

Mysteria...I know you will and so will I. The only difference between us is that my last chip won't be spent at Macy's!! LOL! Love you, my friend  

Late....impressing you would be a worthy goal for any man. Thank you for all of your kindness..

Eric...was that the same fellow who said "Life is like a box of Chiclets"??? Thanks  for seeing that I like to "go with the flow" in my meter. I appreciate  you, sir..


Dakota
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16 posted 2010-11-14 05:47 PM


Words to live by.

My yearbook quote was much the same, "If you have to lose make the other guy break a record!"

Very nice!

Dave

Earl Brinkman
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17 posted 2010-11-16 08:53 AM


As always a quality write.  As for me, sometimes when you lose you win and vice versa.  I remember going to the casino with my parents and playing a penny poker machine called `Party Pooper`  I had this uncanny ability to pick the pooper out of a crowd so that I would be able to deliberately lose my money.  Call it blind luck but I would pick the pooper every time guaranteeing my parents a laugh.  I never had so much fun losing.
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18 posted 2010-11-17 12:52 PM


Deer,

You are always "in" in my book!  I like your "jump in" style.



Alison

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19 posted 2010-11-17 03:40 AM


It takes courage to go all in, after all a royal flush beats a full house. Sometimes we just have to fold and start over,
and hope the next hand will give us a chance to go "all in". Enjoyed.  

-Trina.

"A heart that can't feel its broken- can't heal."

DreamerSpirit
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20 posted 2010-11-19 01:15 AM


Excellent write! I loved it.
It made me think a lot about living "all in" there's a lot of truth here.
If one does not live giving it all and giving the best, one day there will be regrets.
Taking chances is one of the meanings of living.
Thank you for sharing!.

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