Checkmate - A poem

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Black and white, a checkerboard

a game of hidden moves

a game of wisdom & wise;

King & pawn move only a square

moving a step, left or right

keeping enemy at sight;

Mounted knights are unique though

they don’t take anyone’s blow

they strike from any side;

Bishops hampered by the rules

following them till the grave

they can never misbehave;

Rook, bold like a fort

moves the along the sides

shoving the enemy’s stride;

Queen, the fearless

moves anywhere

it is hard to keep her guarded anyway;

Triumph or defeat is not the end

learning strategy is the game

the choice we make, while we are being played!

©Shweta, 2020. All Rights Reserved.

Originally published in Literally Literary