Play With the Cards You Re Dealt

The second time we met, I call him Bob Just call me Robert was what he replied We shared model plane flying with the guys And we all had fun, that can’t be denied There were words of wisdom, he spoke one day He didn’t mix words, that’s just how he felt He was already under Hospice care, when he said “You’ve got to Play with the Cards you’re Dealt” A pilot during WW2 His memory was sharp, his recall was clear He shared past history, during our visits Occurrences from his Marine career When those challenges of my life occur Should thoughts of ‘giving-up’ be sometimes felt That phrase that Robert said will come to mind “You’ve got to Play with the Cards you’re Dealt”