Pawn
Just as I read
in a book of Japanese poems
a snail may look at a sunset
and just as a cat
may look at a queen
a pawn in a chess game
may still see the play
and be a judge
and make judgement
and be more than a pawn
the chess game, one day
may rely more on the pawn
than it wants to
SBaquie 2000
Copyright © Susan Baquie | Year Posted 2016
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