Queen of Hearts
She plays her hand
Splits the deck
Deals from the top
Flicks Kings and Jacks
With Aces to spare
Calls out ‘you cheat’
Forgets to hide a card
That falls to the floor
Among her chariot’s wheels
We belly laugh aloud
Nurses walk curiously by
As mom and daughter giggle
Enjoying a moment in time
With The Queen of Hearts.
Rochelle
April 2011—Written after a visit to my mom’s care home where we played cards and laughed.
She plays her hand
Splits the deck
Deals from the top
Flicks Kings and Jacks
With Aces to spare
Calls out ‘you cheat’
Forgets to hide a card
That falls to the floor
Among her chariot’s wheels
We belly laugh aloud
Nurses walk curiously by
As mom and daughter giggle
Enjoying a moment in time
With The Queen of Hearts.
Rochelle
April 2011—Written after a visit to my mom’s care home where we played cards and laughed.