You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, <br />Know when to walk away and know when to run. <br />You never count your money when you're sittin at the table. <br />There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealins' done. <br /> <br />David Reese too young to fold, <br />David Reese a popular jack of all trades when it came to poker, <br />The bluffing, <br />the betting, <br />the skill that he played poker, <br />- was his ace of his sleeve. <br />He played poker without deuces wild, <br />not needing Jokers. <br />To bad his lungs were not flushed out for him to breathe, <br />Was is the casino smoke? <br />Or was it his lifestyle in general? <br />But whatever the circumstance was, <br />he cashed out to soon, <br />he had gone to see his maker, <br />He was relatively young far from being too old. <br /> <br />Now evr'y gambler knows that the secret to survivin' <br />Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep. <br />'cause evr'y hands a winner and evr'y hands a loser, <br />And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep. <br /> <br />David "Chip" Reese has been quoted as replying, <br />"I'll stop playing at my funeral, <br /> and only God knows what I'll do after that." <br /> <br />And he did just that. <br /> <br />David be careful playing poker with the Lord, <br />Because he knows what you deal with, <br />- knows what your deal is, <br />He knows your hand before you have one, <br />And he has time bluff you, <br />all eternity, <br />and raise you, <br />Till you have stood up and say you're done. <br /> <br />(12-6-2007)<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dead-hand/
