Wednesday, July 5, 2023

The Game


all the pawns have been deployed

none have returned as of yet...

the knights and bishops went a-lookin'

finding nothing but an empty castle;

the queen and king sat on the balcony

of their village townhouse trying

to decide if they eat out or cook

since the weather has been so hot

and humid lately...  the king flipped

the coin and it landed on its edge

and while he was trying to interpret

its meaning, the queen went into

town on her horse...  an hour later

she returned with cold Asian take-out

and a box of eight pawn replacements,

the knights and bishops were not far

behind her but had nothing to show.


July 2, 2023

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