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hoot_owl_rn
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0 posted 2005-04-11 09:33 AM


This is based on the quote: " When the game has ended both the king and the pawn go back into the same box"




The Truth In Black And White

Deep in the misty still of morning
There sounds a single trumpet’s roar
A hearkening to join in battle
One note begins this bloody war

Two kingdoms rise against each other
Two separate kings upon their thrones
Call up their pawns, indentured servants
To guard the land they’ve come to own

The knights are fitted for their armor
And given mightiest of steeds
Unlike the pawns, the poor, the lowly
They are paid well for their great deeds

The armies clash; swift swords are brandished
And one by one the warriors fall
It’s through their blood they pledge allegiance
“All forward march,” king’s battle call

One lovely queen is taken captive
The other felled by wielded sword
But both the kings continue onward
Small price to pay for their reward

As daylight wanes and shadows lengthen
The kings continue in their quest
Until, at last, one is defeated
His blood spills red just like the rest

The armaments, once loud, are quiet
The castles all burned to the ground
The horses slaughtered, knights beheaded
The bishops and the king uncrowned

For there can only be one victor
There is no room for treaty talks
The checkered field lies bare and silent
The king and pawn both in one box

There is a moral to this story
Your status matters not the least
For when life ends and death claims victory
We’re all the same; man made worm’s feast




I am nothing special...and my name will soon be forgotten,but I've loved another with all my heart and soul,and to me,this has always been enough.~N.S

[This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (04-12-2005 09:04 AM).]

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nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines
1 posted 2005-04-11 09:38 AM


enjoyed the tale Ruth and the moral especially

M

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
2 posted 2005-04-11 09:41 AM


Ruth,
You got that right, enjoyed the read.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.
3 posted 2005-04-11 10:22 AM


"There is a moral to this story
Your status matters not the least
For when life ends and death claims victory
We’re all the same; man made worm’s feast"

An excellent tale Ruth...with much truth indeed.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

For it was not into my ear you whispered
But into my heart
It was not my lips you kissed
But my soul

Gentle Spirit
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4 posted 2005-04-11 10:27 AM


extremely well done Ruth, so good to read you again.  

I really want to care,
I want to feel something,
let me dig a little deeper
nah, still nothing~
my give a DAMN is busted. Jodee

passing shadows
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5 posted 2005-04-11 02:44 PM


you don't write very much, but when you do, it's stunning!
Sunshine
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6 posted 2005-04-11 04:04 PM



As ancient a tale
as they come, dear friend...
and the moral has never,
ever, wavered.

Corinne
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7 posted 2005-04-11 05:35 PM


Hi Ruth,

Very true! Nicely written!

Hope all is well with you,


Corinne

vandana
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8 posted 2005-04-11 07:30 PM


enjoyed
Titia Geertman
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9 posted 2005-04-11 08:28 PM


There is a moral to this story
Your status matters not the least
For when life ends and death claims victory
We’re all the same; man made worm’s feast


Yep, you're right, love your poem and the unexpected end LOL

Titia

Like scattered leaves...my words will flow

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