Life is a game of chess
08/13/2010
gambit gambas
kibitzer? ah, a player
far from a grandmaster
a gambit? you bet
on to the checkered board
protect the king
care for the queen
respect the bishop
let loose the horse
move the rook from the nook
and yes, eat the prawns!
do you love it, chessmate?
ponder, J’adoube or move
zugzwang or zwischenzug
whether a blunder or an en prise
win, lose or draw
you made a difference, you know.
🙂
bended spoon 
01/21/2013 at 12:44 AM
great playing analogy-artistic expression-very well penned
01/16/2013 at 7:33 PM
yummy, smart metaphors.
12/20/2011 at 9:05 PM
Greetings:
Hope all is well.
Noting that you have been part of poets rally in the year of 2011,
what an achievement, thanks for your outstanding contribution to us
along the way, keep up the excellence. Best!
Come join our poetry rally today if you wish to mingle and get inspired!
A poem of your choice or a free verse is accepted.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Looking forward to seeing you share.
Respect and hugs.
xoxox
02/24/2011 at 12:12 PM
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02/23/2011 at 11:40 PM
ha ha…love this! The only way I can win at chess when I play with my sons is when I talk in a very awful british accent… no idea why I started doing this or where it came from…? But I tell no lie! The minute my sons make me stop talking like that I start losing. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
02/24/2011 at 12:56 PM
ahaha! Fantastic distraction strategy!
Don’t mention that to your sons’ opponents outside your home. lol
Blessings to you from the Grandmaster 🙂
02/23/2011 at 6:03 AM
Nice 🙂
Nice read. I like!
P.S. – I don’t play chess but I like seafood! Shall I eat the prawns then? 😉
Blessings,
ann
02/23/2011 at 8:12 AM
ahaha! You can eat the prawns provided you wear a crown my queen and watch the game!
🙂
02/23/2011 at 12:07 AM
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02/20/2011 at 2:40 PM
I like the way you set the chess basics 😉
wonderful post !!
02/20/2011 at 8:21 PM
Thanks for checking! I really appreciate it 🙂
02/19/2011 at 10:43 PM
Fun! I liked this very much. I love how it was written. Thank you!
http://poetrybysherry.blogspot.com/2011/02/beach.html
02/20/2011 at 1:54 AM
Thank you very much too! 🙂
02/19/2011 at 11:12 AM
Great analogy
Fun to read!
I just want to read it again and again…
I think I will
02/19/2011 at 1:14 PM
Thank you for reading and for my smile right now!
🙂
02/19/2011 at 2:51 AM
What a fantastic poem both for the chess meaning and life insights. The unusual word choices make it even more fun!! 🙂
My Poet’s Rally post: Imbiciles Turn Criminal
02/19/2011 at 7:10 AM
Thank you!
I enjoyed too chess and its terminologies.
Here’s to great moves! 🙂
02/18/2011 at 2:32 PM
chess and prawns makes a delicious snack! just in case you have not been, here’s my week 38 haha! http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/i-cant-hold-it/
02/18/2011 at 3:18 PM
burpboard 🙂
02/18/2011 at 8:27 AM
An excellent poem…love the incorporation of chess and of course “eat the prawns.”
02/18/2011 at 8:37 AM
Your appreciation means a lot.
Thank you and have a great day! 🙂
02/18/2011 at 8:14 AM
The Lonely Recluse, yes it is best to trust in the Lord. He can comfort and heal you like no other can. Blessings to you.
🙂
02/18/2011 at 8:17 AM
And may he bless you and keep you now, and forever more bendedspoon.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 8:19 AM
Thank you. That is well appreciated 🙂
02/18/2011 at 5:53 AM
A good poem cleverly injected with a second meaning granted by the title, I like it.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 7:15 AM
Thankful that you like it.
Living is full of sacrifices and victories 🙂
02/18/2011 at 7:16 AM
And the occasional stalemate.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 7:23 AM
Oh yes! Peace or boredom? 🙂
02/18/2011 at 7:24 AM
Both peace and boredom are stalemates waiting to be broken by either a rash move or an intuitive one.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 7:40 AM
And you made me look back what moved me first, not out of peace or boredom, but unrest and pain. It was intuitive one at first then have to make the rash move. Sacrifice, victory, peace… Boredom seems to evaporate from the equation after going through pain.
🙂
02/18/2011 at 7:45 AM
It was once said that pain is weakness leaving the body, I disagree and say it is strength entering, it is getting the pawn to the other side and getting your second queen. Pain is only a loss to those who know not how to use the experience. To the experienced pain is actually a great asset, or the memory of pain at the least.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 7:52 AM
Admitting that one is in pain is strength. Eventuallyletting go of pain and healing is divine strength. I can see that you have it.
🙂
02/18/2011 at 7:59 AM
A person is granted divine strength, they do not get it any other way, whether I have been granted it or not is questionable and not for me to work out, I just go with it and try to weather all things with the help of the Lord.
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 8:02 AM
The help of the Lord is divine strength. Glad that you sought for it. I would like to say that all will be well but then you will know it anyway. If you need me I’m just here.
🙂
02/18/2011 at 8:08 AM
All shall not be well till the second coming, in fact it all goes downhill before then but we shall survive in the lord. Thank you for your kind offer but I shall trust in the Lord and shall seek help from him and those I know (no offence).
The Lonely Recluse.
02/18/2011 at 12:26 AM
I, who would be king, at my age, must move slowly, one step at a time. With every step, I fear being knocked down. How like chess is life.
02/18/2011 at 7:12 AM
So true — calculated risk 🙂
02/17/2011 at 11:07 PM
smart title,
yummy image,
perfect words, thanks for sharing..
Happy Rally.
😉
02/18/2011 at 7:11 AM
Thank you for appreciating 🙂
02/17/2011 at 10:36 PM
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02/17/2011 at 9:34 PM
Wonderful… feel an urge to play..its been long …
02/18/2011 at 7:10 AM
Thank you! Got to play chess again with my kiddos.
🙂
02/17/2011 at 4:53 PM
Lol! This was delightful, spoon! Love Chess and adore prawns – loved the line “and yes, eat the prawns!” 🙂
02/18/2011 at 7:09 AM
Glad that you enjoyed it!
My kiddos love prawns too 🙂
10/03/2010 at 8:42 PM
I am wondering exactly what Gustavo will say about that =D
Noel
10/03/2010 at 9:57 PM
which Gustavo are you referring?
regardless, he might say,
“chess is a serious matter so act like it”
to which i will reply,
“seriously?”
🙂
09/10/2010 at 2:26 PM
Playing chess is one of my hobbies too.This battle on a board is quite interesting.
09/10/2010 at 2:31 PM
i agree.
in the lifeboard
we may be attacked
make a blunder
but still
we are the masterpiece
🙂
08/29/2010 at 3:25 AM
LOVED it. What about the moves? Should we stick to the limited moves or go beyond the rules?
08/29/2010 at 11:51 AM
thank you.
in life and chess
each piece
has its own limits
each game has its own rules.
i say stick with the rules
to stay in the game
but this isn’t to say
that you can’t choose
your timing
and strategy.
just remember
each choice
is crucial
at the end of the game.
if my answer
is unsatisfactory
i say
i will just
enjoy the game
🙂
08/23/2010 at 1:01 AM
Hey,
I love the game of chess. I could just play game after game after game. I certainly agree with letting the knight take free reign on the board – it is such a versatile piece.
And the bishop has the ability to create a lot of headaches when an opponent least expects it.
What’s the difference between a gambit and a grandmaster?
08/23/2010 at 6:12 AM
oh we have a chess lover in here.
Gambit is a sacrifice in the opening, such as pawn – a chess piece. Grandmaster is the highest title awarded by World Chess Federation – a chess player.
thanks for taking a break in your play and checking in! would you rather be the rook or the bishop?
🙂
08/19/2010 at 1:04 PM
This was really good! 🙂
08/19/2010 at 5:05 PM
thanks — from the queen! 🙂
08/15/2010 at 4:36 AM
I would most definitely consider your writing poetry. It would probably be classified as “free verse” (my favorite kind!) since it doesn’t follow any sort of set pattern or rhyme scheme.
Quite interesting! Keep up the good work!
08/15/2010 at 9:28 AM
thank you so much Jamie
for recognizing my poetry
thank you too for the boost
free verse it is then, to post
🙂
08/15/2010 at 3:15 AM
I love this! I’m sending it to my son, who plays.
🙂
08/15/2010 at 9:18 AM
thank you! hope it will make him smile 🙂
08/14/2010 at 4:53 PM
i like the gambas gambit… it’s really a trick and trap 🙂
nice poem i would say… keep writing!
08/14/2010 at 5:34 PM
thanks rey! have to learn though photo tricks from you. i was allergic to shrimp too for 10 years but won’t stop eating it until the allergy got tired of me. perpetual check or victory? hehe 🙂
08/13/2010 at 12:41 PM
this was wonderful! Really good work, sweet one! 🙂 Thank you for blessing us! deb
08/13/2010 at 2:07 PM
thank you Deb! the credit goes to my son and hubby for discussing chess — including the chess piece ‘prawn’. i saw love and life in a glimpse and here it is 🙂
08/13/2010 at 8:04 AM
Nice poetry! 🙂 This caught my attention as I have been playing chess with my baby recently. 🙂
08/13/2010 at 8:48 AM
thank you! keep on playing and advance the pawn for that winning exchange 🙂