A Deck of Cards
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A Deck of Cards

There's Chess and Checkers, Parcheesi and Bingo, Monopoly and games galore
but imbedded, ingrained in a deck of cards is immersed the Wisdom of yore.
The Heart is the Animal Kingdom, the Club the Kingdom of Plants.
The Diamond reigns over the Minerals and the Spade has Metal stance.

They are elements of Fire and Air and those of Water and Earth
from the Valley of Kings on the banks of the Nile at the time of Egypt's birth.
The King and Queen and Jack together are the Trinity we hold so dear.
Twelve like these in a deck of cards are the months contained in a year.

In Winter and Fall, dress warm. In Summer and Spring, dress loose
but it's not coincidence that these 4 Seasons are also the deck's 4 suits.
With the Jack as eleven, the Queen as twelve, the King as thirteen once more
when added to the cards from one to ten equals three hundred and sixty-four
and the Jokers are 1 making 365 and this we'll handle with care.
In a mere deck of cards, it's the number of days on Earth we find in a year.

But honored and counted in a single deck are 13 cards in each suit
for the times around the planet that the Moon makes its yearly pursuit.
A deck's 52 cards, a year's 52 weeks share a number that each one agrees
is equal to the incline of the Great Pyramid which slopes at 52 degrees
and the Pyramid's height times a billion will stack up like cards each one
for 93 million miles thru Space or the distance of Earth to the Sun.

Namyh
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And I thought they were just plain old playing cards Smile you have packed alot into this one. Wink Best Keith

If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out
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(07-19-2014, 09:08 PM)Namyh Wrote:  
A Deck of Cards

There's Chess and Checkers, Parcheesi and Bingo, Monopoly and games galore
but imbedded, ingrained in a deck of cards is immersed the Wisdom of yore.
The Heart is the Animal Kingdom, the Club the Kingdom of Plants.
The Diamond reigns over the Minerals and the Spade has Metal stance.

They are elements of Fire and Air and those of Water and Earth
from the Valley of Kings on the banks of the Nile at the time of Egypt's birth.
The King and Queen and Jack together are the Trinity we hold so dear.
Twelve like these in a deck of cards are the months contained in a year.

In Winter and Fall, dress warm. In Summer and Spring, dress loose
but it's not coincidence that these 4 Seasons are also the deck's 4 suits.
With the Jack as eleven, the Queen as twelve, the King as thirteen once more
when added to the cards from one to ten equals three hundred and sixty-four
and the Jokers are 1 making 365 and this we'll handle with care.
In a mere deck of cards, it's the number of days on Earth we find in a year.

But honored and counted in a single deck are 13 cards in each suit
for the times around the planet that the Moon makes its yearly pursuit.
A deck's 52 cards, a year's 52 weeks share a number that each one agrees
is equal to the incline of the Great Pyramid which slopes at 52 degrees
and the Pyramid's height times a billion will stack up like cards each one
for 93 million miles thru Space or the distance of Earth to the Sun.

Namyh
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#4
Really loved the wordplay combined with all of the fun facts. Honestly, I wouldn't change a thing. The meter works beautifully, the whole thing just dovetailed together seamlessly.
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Keith - l once thought they were just old playing cards too, only to find they were much more. Sometimes it's not that we don't know something but more that we don't know that we don't know and therefore can't miss what we don' t have but should. Now there's a head bender for ya. I never got this info in high school or beyond. Kinda makes ya feel like a victim of an "educational gap". Thanks for stopping by to enjoy Keith. Hope its history brings a win at the next card game. Namyh
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Tectak - I learned of this soldier's story and its similarities after writing my piece. I was surprised how closely in Nature and belief they were, especially when each came from different avenues of inquiry. Thanks for reshowing it and for stopping by. Kinda makes a full deck more full. Namyh
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(08-06-2014, 03:38 AM)Namyh Wrote:  Tectak - I learned of this soldier's story and its similarities after writing my piece. I was surprised how closely in Nature and belief they were, especially when each came from different avenues of inquiry. Thanks for reshowing it and for stopping by. Kinda makes a full deck more full. Namyh

Hi namyh,
The soldier's story is apochryphal,too. There are many versions of this one idea, all with variations. I don't suppose another will do any harmSmile
Best,
tectak
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