Chess A Checkmate of Love
Chess. A Checkmate of Love.
(A regal female voice whispers to eager faces)
“Try love”
Said the Queen to her Pawns
As she looked out over
Her black and white lawns
“Before the Sun fades
Or goes away
Open up your souls and see where it goes
Just try love once
Even if it fails”
Said the Queen to her Pawns
As she looked out over
Her black and white lawns
"For,
From as far as Babylon of Old
To Istanbul
Standing still in the Cold
All my old pieces have tried love once
Before they were took
By Death's cruel hook
To stand away forever
From my black and white lawns
Lost in the shadows
As the stars fade, when the moon comes out
Praying in straight, black and white lines
For a second chance
At a new dawn
So try love once,
My beloved Pawns
Even if it fails
Take a chance
Before you're removed
From my black and white lawns
Just try love once,
My beloved Pawns
(C)
Copyright John Duffy
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