Best Checkerboard Poems

Flies in the dark black as night
Cloak waving like wings… such a fright
It gives all the people, who are watching close by
Leering face makes children cry.

Always an angel with wings of pure white
Nearby….. waiting to put all things right
To wave a magic wand with a...

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I’ve lived a hard life,
I’ve also lived one that was easy
You could say I earned the name Checkers,
so who will be the fool
who will crown me?
I lived on the noisy fringe a long time,
just scraping to get by
I lived in quiet seclusion too,
so peaceful Shangri-La
When...

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The checkerboard queen was choosy about who she would play.
Her game pieces were expensive, she did not want them taken away.
She had her suspicions about so many players that it was crazy.
She especially did not like playing with those who were lazy.

What about Toby, Stew,...

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Red ants scuttle across the sand,
each, his purpose known,
all aware of what they must do - 
they don't need to be shown.

Black ants, likewise, know their duties,
according to their ranks,
all performing flawlessly - 
you can take that to the bank.

Yet, the cards that passed through...

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