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chess

by omegapaf

looking forward to a game of chess with an old friend
for many years we haven't played
but i still remember the double bishop raid
and where my vulnerable knight stayed
pawn wars are only pretend
it's queen and castle that matter in the end.




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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by maryanns on Monday, September 12, 2011 (14:06:11)
Oh, now you've gone and brought tears to my eyes...
what a truly poignant twist on the game of chess.

So well done, Paul - Tissue please, Mary Ann

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, September 12, 2011 (14:39:47)
    got your tissue right here mary ann. of course it's not actually about chess, it's symbolic of the game of life.....the pawn's always get sacrificed so the queen and bishops can survive behind their castles - would you like a ride on my knights horse? - paul and hound queen.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by Porrohman on Monday, September 12, 2011 (14:19:31)
Excellent stuff.

"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made." - Tartakover.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, September 12, 2011 (14:45:15)
    thanks mr chessman. many blunders on my board of life.
    hope your head wasn't still full of new zealand wine this morning - knight takes bishop - P.A.F.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by Porrohman on Saturday, October 01, 2011 (11:07:46)
      I'm still waiting for the sequel; 'One move from checkmate'.

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        Re: chess (Score: 1 )
        by omegapaf on Saturday, October 01, 2011 (13:43:14)
        heyy! you should write it. it's about time you wrote a poem kidder.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by deepali on Monday, September 12, 2011 (19:51:55)
This, i wish to read again and again. Super!! A ten and a heart, dear Paul.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (07:26:22)
    you're too kind ali. some of us pawns decide to leave the board all together and not participate in the game - message to follow - paul and queen hound.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by butterflyzrfree on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (01:02:55)
Queen and castle could also be your woman and your home. Poem has many interpretations. Love it. You do not need to explain this one, silly!

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (07:31:20)
    that's one interpretation gaily. there are others too, but i wont explain silly....so there, lefty ha ha - in my own little castle - pauly.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (07:26:55)
    i'm so glad my white queen enjoyed this.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by butterflyzrfree on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (13:36:31)
      I did, and see other interpretations. At least three others. And your poetry is quite mysterious, sometimes! So, Sute there is much buried here, like treasures...

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by induce on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (07:26:30)
Paul, no Pawn Wars.

I like your picture it is like a stitch by hand, looks great my friend.
I hope you day is good.
andYe

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (07:36:23)
    thanks andYe. occasionaly a pawn makes it through to the back line and becomes a queen, but very rarely. mostly they get sacrificed to the bishops, or die defending a castle - thanks again mate - paul.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by induce on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (11:00:31)
      Smile chuckles mate. How's that hound?

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        Re: chess (Score: 1 )
        by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (12:05:50)
        the hound is lying on her back dreaming of rabbits.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by alana on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (09:34:51)
is that wisdom speaking Omegapaf?

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (12:04:10)
    what do you think little tigger?

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by Zbird on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (12:06:12)
oh Paul! such a poignant and touching poem! really quite beautiful!

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (13:05:41)
    thanks so much bonnie. sometimes if you are waiting for a knight or bishop to protect you, you'll wait a very long time - the black king.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by TygerTyger on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (13:15:02)
Hi Paul. I don't play myself but would love to. I like your poem very much. Well done. Pete. LOl.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (14:00:11)
    thanks so much pete. chess is like life.....but with a lot less shouting ha ha - sneaking down the left hand side of the board - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by fogglethorpe on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (21:24:14)
An imaginative metaphor.. a lot of depth here. Enjoyed the read. Best..-H

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (07:04:49)
    thanks hugh. always a pleasure to hear from you. everybody seems to be reading something different in to this poem. which makes me happy, because that's what i intended - a pawn who always goes too far - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by Auro on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (22:57:55)
Undoubtedly, this one is one of the best work i have seen in these days. I am a chess champion here and can feel the meaning of what has been said. On the other hand; the deep meaning of this poem can encompass our daily activities and phases of life in all spheres. Excellent great work. Max Score + added to FAV Very Happy Very Happy Auro

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (07:14:22)
    a compliment from a chess champion, is a compliment indeed aurobindo. you obviously see the symbolism in chess. i'd like to see a poem from you on the same subject. welcome to gotpoetry. we need more indian writers on here. but look around and you'll find some - i'd like to play a game of chess with you someday....though you'd probably wipe me out in 20 minutes ha ha - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by moonlighter_angel on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (02:26:14)
...I think I'm a good chess player BAH!! HAMBUG! but not the chess of life, nope I am not LOL esp when your opponent [nothing but of course myself] declared your downfall "check mate!". Enjoyed reading it!-- moon

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (07:25:41)
    thanks moony. sometimes checkmate is declared, but an unobtrusive knight can block it. i didn't know there were so many chess fans on g.p. when i wrote it. as always i just wrote it for myself. i'm glad you enjoyed it - love and diagonal bishops danger - paul.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by moonlighter_angel on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (21:37:14)
      ...what I hated most? if I need to sacrifice my bishops just to save my queen <hail! God save the Queen!> else I won stand a chance to save my king! so that speaks the old saying: Behind every man's success is a woman <naked>LOL...Moon

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        Re: chess (Score: 1 )
        by omegapaf on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (07:11:30)
        a lot of black and white civilisations can survive and prosper without their kings and queens....but they all seem to need their bishops and castles - thanks moonie.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by WordLover on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (06:38:22)
I love the many interpretations that I read in this really clever piece. And yes, sadly, it is always the pawns to be sacrificed so that the upper crust can live safely in style! Wonderful write.
Sandy

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (07:32:06)
    you got it sandy. it's the pawns that get sent all the way across the board to afganistan, while the kings and queens are safe behind their castles - love and peace or pieces - paul.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by Auro on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (21:18:31)
      Bindaas.. yes always pawns are sacrificed in the game and without all these pawns the so called powerful pieces are null n void. Our societal system is also the same. Rightly interpreted various deep meanings by all the commentators on this great piece of work. Thanks Paul. regards Auro

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        Re: chess (Score: 1 )
        by omegapaf on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (07:19:01)
        thanks aurobindo. spot on. i love all the different interpretations people have put on it. some, i never even thought of. we pawns have to stick together. whether black or white or brown....makes no difference.

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          Re: chess (Score: 1 )
          by butterflyzrfree on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (13:41:46)
          ...or glass...

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            Re: chess (Score: 1 )
            by butterflyzrfree on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (13:42:38)
            ...or jade...

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by Marty on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (12:03:01)
You understand chess
that much is true
but it's the King
that means the game to you...

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 (13:28:23)
    thanks marty...nice shades. and a great comment. but who is the king? and can he survive without his queen - black and white, or shades of grey? - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by mamta on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (01:42:15)
wading through the deep waters. i play chess fairly well. lol.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (07:27:59)
    i'm sure you do my friend. though we've never discussed it, i knew you and jahnvi would play chess. i'm sure you could beat me, as i tend to drink too much during a game and get up and wander round the board ( like it's gonna look better from a different angle?? ha ha ). though i'm pretty good at sacrificing my queen.....usually by accident ha ha - white horses - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by badmalthus on Thursday, September 15, 2011 (20:01:10)
Life is an endless chess game Paul...I'm always trying to castle...great write mate.
Cheers...Harry

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Friday, September 16, 2011 (06:56:50)
    thanks harry. there always seems to be something in the way when we try to castle. though i'd rather leave the board than hide behind the bishops - i presume you are drinking a cold one by now - the little white pawn that could.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by deadalchemist on Saturday, September 17, 2011 (01:39:22)
i stopped by! i really like it. it's so simple but says so much....creative comment, i know. Smile

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Saturday, September 17, 2011 (06:54:57)
    yayyyyyy! there you are princess....or should i call you the black queen - thanks for stopping by steffie - paul in his brown castle.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by K13739 on Sunday, September 18, 2011 (13:45:08)
True, how true, Paul. Pawn wars are only pretend, it's queen and castle that matter in the end.

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, September 19, 2011 (08:08:54)
    thanks paula. sometimes the pawns need some pity from the king and queen and the people who live in the castle, or we might just sacrifice them - paul and my brown bishop hound.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by BrokenWordsPoet on Sunday, September 25, 2011 (10:29:09)
Paul... Chess is my game... My computer my opponent we are both stuck back in the woods; but she is one nasty opponent and a sharp trainer.

Every now and then good to sit down with an old friend and teach them some new tricks. Queen and Castles...

Nice chess poem... In hopes for peace... BWP... James...

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Monday, September 26, 2011 (06:06:27)
    thanks so much james. i think every child in the world should learn how to play chess. the mix of metaphor and practicality and patience is a good life lesson. i also heard that kids that play chess have better memories than those who don't. of course as you get older you realize the symbolism too.
    i used to play " battle chess " on the computer many moons ago. but i prefer playing face to face, if only to see if a little bead of sweat appears on my opponants brow, when i make a sweeping bishop move...or if it's a slight smile, i know i've f**ked up ha ha - back in the woods is a good place to be....easier to hide from the queen - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by Iridium on Friday, September 30, 2011 (12:01:35)
wonderful small poem, paul...takes me back to a time when I dated a grand master chess player......

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Saturday, October 01, 2011 (13:39:37)
    thanks jan. oh, i'm not a grand master...maybe a mess master ha ha - the little pawn who could - paul.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by radical_love on Wednesday, October 05, 2011 (08:19:08)
it's queen and castle that matter in the end.....
this is quite a statement paulicus!!!!! i really like it:-))))

Milicus 250 mw and revving up to start rolling on the road again....

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Wednesday, October 05, 2011 (15:34:40)
    queen milodious betty von watson. welcome back to my dark castle. got your message about your teeth....my first thought was ouch!!!!!!! i'm sure i'll be able to think of more to say later, including ( a drum roll please ) many questions ha ha - a sneezy paulicus 5500 and farty houndicus ( turbo charged ) today.

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by rondo on Monday, October 10, 2011 (09:38:24)
for hundreds of years the best strategy game around sumed up in a few lines here great piece

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 (05:53:43)
    yes. there is a reason why certain things survive for hundreds, or thousands of years. because they have a universal value beyond their outward appearence. plato, shakespeare and certain paintings and poems spring to mind here - thanks little devil. i'm playing an old friend at chess tonight....i'm gonna try my new strategy.....resign before the game begins. that should throw him off his stride ha ha - paul.

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      Re: chess (Score: 1 )
      by Porrohman on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (14:28:58)
      I think that would have been better than the strategy you actually used. Wink

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        Re: chess (Score: 1 )
        by omegapaf on Friday, October 14, 2011 (11:24:20)
        was that my strategy of getting very drunk and dancing?.....dang it! i knew that wouldn't work Very Happy

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Re: chess (Score: 1 )
by liarbird on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (22:53:35)
G'day Paul...
Life/chess: chess/life...they tend to be interchangable. With me, it's three moves...checkmate. I think i'll stick to life!
Good on you Paul. (and hound)
Lindsay

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    Re: chess (Score: 1 )
    by omegapaf on Sunday, March 04, 2012 (12:56:15)
    g'day mate.

    it's not whether you win or lose that counts. it's how you play the game....we people who normally lose at chess always say that ha ha - paul and queen hound.

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