Wednesday 14 September 2011

spoken inside the head

I tackle the pawns to the ground
the rook runs backward
I move forward with ease
it is like a movie you know
where pictures overlap
I may work for the king
but I covet the queen
she ignores me in the day time
yet night's distractions make her close
I might have taken to the robes
you don't understand my secret desire
the pace is slow or fast,
let the queen decide
as I don't care for omissions

"I like to see things from cock-eyed perspectives
slithering up the diagonals"
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I don't take credit for the last line. I edited it just a bitIt came from someone who creates pictures for us, where the beauty and ugliness of the world go hand in hand. He makes sure we understand. I can't name him here but he will know when he reads my poetry.......

21 comments:

  1. Whoever's responsible, I like "slithering" in this context. neat take on both the game and the Game.

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  2. Well that's one lark of a poem.

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  3. I really like the strong chess imagery running through this poem. Great stuff! I also like the thought that in addition to speaking to us, there's a specific nod to someone who will know who they are when they read it.

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  4. Creative and fun. I love it: the angst of a chess piece with a secret desire. (If I knew chess better, I would know which piece you were talking about!) Well done!

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  5. Intriguing scenario especially the dangerous lust after the queen. Great to visualise.

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  6. It seems like the King and Queen battle over who is in control. I love how you depict them both and how this person is draw to the Queen over the King. Who is in control?
    Great write
    Blessings

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  7. I'm not sure which piece is speaking this...the Knight? The Bishop? Either way, I read unrequited desire in these lines. Nicely done.

    -Nicole

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  8. I can most certainly relate to the mind's royal ball... = )

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  9. What a fabulous picture you painted, in words.
    Really, very beautiful.

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  10. Gautami, I am not sure which chess piece you are referring to, but this is a wonderfully penned poem.

    Pamela

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  11. Love this poem, Gautami.

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  12. Ah, the strategy of chess, the strategy in life. Sometimes we plot our encounters with people as we would plot strategy for a game. Lovely imagery! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. A brilliant interpretation of the game. I too like to look sideways at life, and slithering up the diagonals sums it up beautifully, whoever wrote it!

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  14. wow,
    chess, what a smart move in writing about it.

    :)

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  15. Clever and original! Just perfect, really.

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  16. This is so clever and such a great poem thanks for sharing
    http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/09/19/my-world/#comment-972

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  17. I agree. Very clever, with an undertone of need. Thank you.

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