I had a hunch he would sacrifice his queen
to save the passing pawn
so I let her go and set my bishop after the understated heir,
and by the caustic look he shot me,
I knew I'd guessed correctly.
Twelve seconds later, my bishop died.
It was three more moves to checkmate.
I'd forgotten the fury of a queen mother.
Cleverly done. I like it.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly bring the game to life.
ReplyDeleteLove the chess reference, good spin on the words!
ReplyDeleteThanks as well for reading and commenting on mine, and sorry if it got under your skin. I wrote a reply to your comment on my page.
this is awesome and I love the image you paired with it.
ReplyDelete"The fury of a queen mother" -- I love it. Excellent metaphorical piece.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Very clever and fun. I can just picture you and Elisha playing.
ReplyDeleteLove this one! Very creative way to use the words.
ReplyDeleteOh, very clever! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteCarina,
ReplyDeleteThe truth is, I haven't played in years and am no where near Elisha's game. He would checkmate me in a few moves.
Very clever. I haven't played chess in ages, but the thrill of victory comes through in this.
ReplyDeleteI love this...so very very clever.
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now thaz a well played out game... and you made it seem so effortlessly written... awesome... monster moves
ReplyDeleteterrific - I think I was involved in a play very similar the other night - chess offers a lot of story lines! Really enjoyed this...
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