"Code blue" they said three times but Yama's hand
moved every piece into its lethal place
the chessboard shows what destiny has planned
we move through nights and days by whose command?
we seek to glimpse what ever-distant face?
"Code blue" they said three times but Yama's hand
is suave and stealthy let me take my stand
by loving you though your game's named "erase"
the chessboard shows what destiny has planned
I came back from points East both broke and tanned
around the globe by winds of fortune chased
"Code blue" they said three times but Yama's hand
is sure and steady we're familied and clanned
we're civilized with lavender and lace
withal the chessboard shows what fate has planned
New York and California your life's spanned
you had to leave but why this sudden haste?
"Code blue" they said three times by Yama's hand
the chessboard shows what destiny has planned
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for my mother, Betty Jane Israel (April 2, 1927 - October 23, 2009) in memoriam
