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poetry by j matthew waters

30 Apr 2013

adjournment

you moved your knight
outside your comfort zone
tempting my lady
to meet you halfway

your little entourage
failed to retool
as your ambitious attempts
proved to be futile

withdrawn into darkness
I tightened the noose
offering your freedom
with a false ransom

april two thousand thirteen
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Posted in Poetry and tagged chess, cruelty, domination, poem, poetry, tension

8 thoughts on “adjournment”

archiearchive FCD on April 30, 2013 at 7:26 pm said:

I caught this en passant so, as a pawn, I checked and came down from my ivory tower.

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- j matthew waters on April 30, 2013 at 7:27 pm said:
  
  aah, nicely done
  
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Dom DiFrancesco on April 30, 2013 at 9:21 pm said:

Excellent poem, I love the chess reference.

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- j matthew waters on April 30, 2013 at 9:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much – I’m usually dominated when I play.
  
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Lolamarina (@1Lolamarina) on May 6, 2013 at 1:27 am said:

Very tricky! Love it!

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j matthew waters on May 6, 2013 at 6:45 am said:

Tricky indeed! Thank-you!

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melanietoulouse on May 7, 2013 at 3:48 am said:

splendid charade… chess may be(come) a maze, too… 🙂

Glad I’ve come across your awesome blog… I love poetry!
Friendly greetings from Toulouse, France, my very best and tons of inspiration!
Have a serene day! Respectful regards, Mélanie

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- j matthew waters on May 7, 2013 at 6:38 am said:
  
  Thank you and greetings from Eastern Iowa. So glad you stopped by here and hope to see you again!
  
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