Notes: I don’t know much about poker, but I do know you have to have a face that gives nothing away! The atomic number for iron is 26. Today’s whimsical image was created by nokono and shared on Pixabay.com, used with the creative commons license.
TWENTY-SIX
his poker face was implacable
given the stakes. the poise,
remarkable, ability to keep
in his head the number of black
and red cards played, 26 of each
to pay attention to. without
a twitch, without a tell,
the giants fell around the table,
folding one by one in turn,
until he stared down one last rival
with unblinking eyes of iron.