He's in his 90's

You know?

New members are told

On their first visit

 

Has a well lived in face

Kindly eyes

Disarming smile

Welcoming warm handshake

 

Is untidy of appearance

Weeks food splashed

Stained clothes

Wears two different socks on feet

 

Of lifes experiences

Remembers all yesterdays vividly

Vague about todays

Tomorrows are oblivious

 

When at the card table

Playing Duplicate Bridge

He becomes alive

Mind focused becomes

 

Assesses hands accurately

Bids appropriately

Arrives at correct contract

Knows when to keep silent

 

As declarer

Two tricks later

Annoyingly calculates what cards

Opponent are likely holding

 

Knows when

To draw trumps

Whether to cross trump

Finesse or duck

 

Consistently adopts

Correct line of play

Effortlessly delivers promised tricks

With regular monotony

 

As a defender

Leads with precision

Often throwing declarer

Off the scent

 

Playing E/W or N/S

Out performs others in the same seats

A deserving reward for his deep

Understanding of the game

 

Unselfishly helps novices

Their game to improve

Demonstrating stretegies

Without showing off

 

He may not remember

What he'd for breakfast today

But he can recall

All hands played yesterday

Memory never fails him at Bridge

He's a Bridge Grandmaster