Armed with their crystal ball they hurry into their new club
Secretly carrying rabbit paws which some do occasionally rub
Zodiac signs have been studied so play shouldn’t prove too hard
With all these well tested methods who needs system cards?
In August we were given an ultimatum & that is for sure
We were becoming paranoid & pardon the pun we were never certain of the score
We were left wanting in a few departments but we really tried hard to please
Sure we spilt coffee but diligently wiped it up - down on our hands and knees
But the guillotine had been lowered & for us this a dilemma did pose
Some bright spark successfully looked around and we are now found at Hood Close
Where we’ve discovered a dollar coin our bidding pads holds from blowing away
And the noisy cicadas with our whirling fans a game of kamikaze dangerously play
LET’S GET ON WITH THE SUBJECT IN HAND SHOULDA TODAY IT BE
Let’s look if “shoulda” can be spoken more kindly we’ll give it a try & see
YOU CAN SAY WITH FEAR OR FAVOUR “ANOTHER CARD I SHOULDA LED”
If Partners are wise they won’t come back with “that could’ve been seen by blind Fred”
A more diplomatic reply would be “You probably pulled out the wrong card”
LIKE A DROWNING MAN PARTNER SAYS “YES” BUT EYES YOU WITH SUSPICIOUS REGARD
He’s thinking “does he mean that or is he being overly nice?”
“Oh Lord he’s being overly nice ‘cause he’s already said that tonight twice”
I WONDER if it’s outstandingly intellectual at the conclusion of play
To point out “Ya shoulda done this then that” now we know where the cards all lay
Believe it or not that ‘shoulda’ person realized that before play had ceased
He knows he’s made this shattering boo boo knowing he’s been made minced meat
Like an idiot he tries and redeems himself “but I thought the crucial card was in his hand”
The fact that I went down 6 doesn’t mean I didn’t have a reliable
plan”
This ditty like all good fiction novels you have ever read
Refers to no particular person living or taken for granted dead
I know you all thought it alluded to the person sitting next to you
That person thinks it is you so how’s that for an intriguing how do you do?
Well youse was wrong; Ya shoulda taken a more charitable approach
Like we did at the C.W.A. rooms with their air conditioner and their
cockroach
DARE I MENTION IT AGAIN SOME THING YOU STILL PERSISTENTLY DO
Being reminded each session as in a previous poem I’ve pointed out to you
FROM TABLE TO TABLE WITHOUT FAIL, PENS ARE STILL AFFECTIONATELY CARTED AROUND
IT’S COMICAL TO SEE PLAYERS OF THEIR PENS BE SO PROTECTIVE & PROUD
Get over it, chill out, get a life they are only 40 cent pens
Those pet pens belong to the club & are really only our for a lend
D.FRY
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