Playing Games

I grew up playing cards and dominos;
It’s how I learned to count;
It’s something I enjoy to this day.

Other skills developed
From the playing of those games
Like strategy and tactics,

Memory and bluffing and
Reading your opponent
By the way that they played.

Those things have all been useful
In business and in life
And I’m happy that we still have time to play.

Just last night we played
A game of Spades with my in-laws
Like so many times we’ve played through the years.