Of Wild Cards In the Jungle

Ever tried to play cards out in the wild?
I call it a wild card.
Nothing at all that’s tame.
Out there playing the game.
It’s a jungle out there.

Why shouldn’t you play poker in the jungle?
Because there are too many cheetahs!
And other cool cats
That play a game tough,
You call your bluff,
Game ends a bit rough,
It’s a jungle out there.

To survive just one round,
Persist like a hound,
Flare of a forest hare,
As you deal a game of solitaire,
Fast, quick and remember to stare
Down your opponent all the way to cashing out
Trust me there is no helping out
It’s a jungle out there.

A jungle out there
Because the world is wide
And wild, like a tangled web,
World wild web.
We try and play by its rules
Find out that’s where it schools
Us in a game of 21, Blackjack or Go fish.
The game is over in a flash
Once the lion king rolls out the royal flush.
But play your cards right,
Left and centre,
Then you may have the full house!
House of cards…:)

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Playing poker in the wild is not your ideal place to have a game. But is anything ever ideal? An ideal moment? An ideal opportunity? An ideal relationship? What we have more often than not is real situations presented that need real solutions and really proactive people. Isn’t that how we look at life as well? Poker and the jungle exist by a certain set of rules, which will vary from person to person. Tact. Strategy. Planning. Survival.
But for today I have these three rules: Adhere. Adopt. Adapt.
Adhere to the rules set. Adopt as many skills and tactics as you go along. Adapt to the ever-changing situation as it presents.
Remember, it’s a jungle out there…so go be the game changer!

 

 

 

2Bs and an A

All he ever wanted, he said
Was to be mentioned during parade,
As number 1, 2 or 3,
Probably all the way to KCPE
Maybe then he’d be cool,
And his friends not take him for a fool.
He even asked his teacher what was elementary
For him to end up in a good secondary
This is what she had to say:
“You need at least 2Bs and an A.”

50 days to KCSE
Last thing on her mind was getting an E
First thing on her mind was going to university
“Pursue Law, Medicine or even I.T,”
Her dad often said.
“Work hard, respect, obedience and humility,”
Her mum always prayed.
All she wanted was to start her own business,
Her childhood dream; no more no less.
So she asked her teacher what she needed,
“You need to be diligent, intelligent and persistent.
Moreover a degree in B.BA”
2 Bs and an A

All grown up now,
In church listening to the preacher
They realize there is more to life
Than the pain we gain
And the riches in vain
He says; “In the beginning there was the Word
Not you, not me nor the World.
In the beginning there was God
The alpha and Omega, Mighty Lord
He gave His son for life eternal,
That we may escape a doom infernal
To all who received Him
To all who believed Him
He gave the right to become children of God
And you can too;
You just need to be born again”
At least 2Bs and an A