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 Contemporary poetry by Dan Donlan

 53 cards in a deck
The fifty third is the joker
 there are sometimes more than one joker
throw away the Joker when playing poker
It is better to be loved than Trumped
I like some of the things he is thinking
The joker that is
Letting the Joker be wild is insane
But don't think I would like a deck with Joker holding Aces
Surely not one that had one King
Surely not if the deck not allowed to be shuffled
And not one the King holds all the aces
So this gets into gambling
Do you really want to gamble
with a man who does not shuffle the deck?
Or lets the dealer be the Joker
Just a little straight and he is not playing with a full house
I think I am ready to throw my hand in
and look at his cheeks he is fully flushed
I'd be worried playing in North Korea
 tiny fat duece is not playing with a full deck








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