Pawn lost at the dawn,
Blacks carrion crows
Checkmate at the close,
Victory now seems small:
King mourns White Queen’s fall.
Perhaps the price of war
Is too high after all.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: The game of chess is a bloodless battle to the eventual doom of an opponent. Do you play? Are you ruthless? Are you willing to sacrifice your queen?
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Clever poem.. and no I only played against a computer and I didn’t have a clue what I was doing… Though I did win once.. Don’t as me how?? LOL…
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LOL It’s a difficult game, and I’m no master. 🙂 My hubby is hard to beat anyway.
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It wouldn’t be so bad if I could have the rules explained.. but the computer isn’t the best of teachers 🙂
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It’s a difficult game, requiring study, is my understanding. My hubby is the type to read books on the subject. 🙂 I know the moves, but thinking more than four or five moves ahead is beyond me. 🙂
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And totally beyond me LOL 🙂 I think I will stick to drafts 🙂
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We call drafts checkers. My kids love it.
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Lol…. 😀
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I played chess as a child and when my children were young but that was definitely a LONG time ago.
The daisies are beautiful!
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It’s hard to find visuals sometimes, but I love to see flowers anytime of year. 🙂
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Me too!
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Wow, this is good.
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Thanks!!
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Lovely! Sounds like something from epic. 😀
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I’ll have to watch Epic one of these days. Thanks for commenting, Bob! You’re the best! Warmly, Mom
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Well done! I really like this, Brenda – as well as many of the poems I’ve read here. Nice to connect with you!
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I am looking forward to Poetry Friday! Thanks for stopping by, Matt. Best, Brenda
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By the way, in case you hadn’t found it yet, here’s the list of everyone who’s hosting the first half of this year: http://www.kidlitosphere.org/poetry-friday Looking forward to having you be a part of it!
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I’ve bookmarked it. It will be good for me to expand outside of WP. I like your tagline of Radio, Rhythm and Rhyme.
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Thanks! It pretty much sums up what I do!
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Your verses would go well among the script of an english, Victorian movie… Maybe a film based on a novel by Jane Austen!~
Excellent poem. I truly liked it, Bren!` thanks for sharing and best wishes to you. Aquileana 😀
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Thanks, Aquileana! I always appreciate your kind words. 🙂
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I really liked this, Brenda. The colors of the chess game come into play but the meaning of the world takes it to another dimension. Wishing for peace and no more real checkmates!
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Yes, no one wins in real-world checkmates.
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Your poem reminds me of a Greek tragedy. There’s always a price, there’s always a price.
Anyway, I play rudimentary chess. I know how to move the pieces. That’s all. The rare times I played, I always protected the queen, as best as I could.
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I am no grand master either, but I have a few moves. LOL And yes, lately, since the terrorism in Paris, the price has been on my mind.
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very jolly for the winter season. Eve
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LOL Yes, indeed, Eve. Thanks for commenting!
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Hello beauitful Brenda! Beautiful flowers! I love this!
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Thanks, I need some flowers in my life.
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Oh girl me too! We are ready for Spring! Yay!
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Spring, yeah!!
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I don’t know how to play chess
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It’s a complicated game of war, with a long history.
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I see 🙂
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It’s always too high. Great poem and beautiful flowers.
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I was thinking of you when I wrote the last two lines. I hope you would like it. 🙂
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beautiful and yes-
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LOL Somehow I knew it.
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Beautiful Congratulations!
A wonderful evening!
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Thanks!! 🙂
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I LOVE this Brenda 🙂 and the sight of a Beautiful Flower in January is always a welcome sight 🙂
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Thanks! Thank goodness we can still flowers in pictures, because the ground is rock hard and dusted with snow.
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I just heard our weather and it seems a few more inches of snow are on their way to us, as well. its ok though, this is why I love Winter 🙂
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I love the snow, when it isn’t ten below. 🙂
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