I walk amongst the erratic chessboard of gravestones;
Black, white, black, white.
The still air settles over the graphed battleground,
The solemn shadow of pieces lost to the Other Hand frequents my thought.
I find my footfall curl around the base of an onyx bishop, it's crystal shimmering in the cold sun.
Halt, silence.
A small wooden cross tucked against the perimeter takes me;
It's arms crooked like an uneasy branch, bearing age's burden.
Isolated from the others.
In one game you could have been a king,
Yet here you are a pawn, removed from the body of others.
The lost piece; anonymous.
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Dearest CatInTheShower,
I have read your poem.
I did not drown in the shallowness of your poem. It was beautiful, like words from heaven.
You are brilliant, and that's all I can say every time I read your work, I feel like a stupid parrot who has only been taught how to inflate your already, overly-adequate ego to the size of a large planet.
Please, please share the talent, I repeat (in a parrot-like squawk) IT IS NOT UNFAIR, and you are brilliant.
That is all,
Theb00kthi3f.
This is a very dramatic piece with, no doubt, underlying meaning. Shorter poems tend to be dynamic in this way, but nevertheless yours is still very original. The flow from metaphor to metaphor is very smooth and professional. I thoroughly enjoyed the third line, particularly because I love it when writers use the word "grace" as a verb in the context as you did; I think it's very beautiful and lyrical. I really enjoyed this piece; well done.
Hi CatInTheShower!
This is Eros here!
This is a short poem with a deep meaning.I was really drowned in the depths of this deep poem.I am amazed by your astonishing and sweetpoem.It contains feelings.I did not read the poem,the poem itself told me all the emotions.I mean,the poem is expressive, it expresses the life of a piece with which we play chess like a bishop or a knight.
I loved the poem.It has a whole lot of meaning.It is little poem with a great meaning.You have an art of writing.It is a great talent that you have got as a gift from Almighty God.Be prud.Keep writing.We all love reading your poetry.