Ann Foxglove

knightmoves

by Ann Foxglove

Friday 2nd July 2010 6:48 pm

We play chess. . . . .

Can a queen take a knight

If it is her dearest wish?

Rooks and castles clatter to the floor.

The king is gone to another country.

The pawns are all against her,

The bishops are irrelevant.

But the knight, the knight

The queen so loves the knight!

Lifted onto his rangy nag

The queen catches her breath for just two seconds.

The countryside goes skimming by

In out of focus Technicolor

His arms are tight about her.

And the queen,

She has her knight!

For she is his mate, never checked but

Always, always, ready to be taken.

◄ curled as a shell

I'm bored - feel like dancin' anyone? ►

Comments

Ann Foxglove

Mon 5th Jul 2010 21:33

Sorry, too many draughts in my cottage for me to be getting anything off my chess tonight! Can't think what there is about this poem that's brought this train of thought about Mr B!! x

<Deleted User> (7212)

Mon 5th Jul 2010 21:23

Or.... is there a girly equivalent of Bashing the Bishop ;)
maybe you just need to get it off your chess.....

Ann Foxglove

Mon 5th Jul 2010 21:06

Ya blimmin' cheeky sod! x

<Deleted User> (7212)

Mon 5th Jul 2010 21:05

Dearest Ann - it really is time you had a shag. :) B

Cynthia Buell Thomas

Sun 4th Jul 2010 11:31

I'm with Graham all the way. Good piece, Ann. I'm beginning to think of your work as 'the Foxglove flair'.

Ann Foxglove

Sat 3rd Jul 2010 19:49

Thanks all - figured less is more on the development of this idea. And I can't play chess either! Snakes and ladders anyone? xxxx

<Deleted User> (7164)

Sat 3rd Jul 2010 12:28

I like the analogy in this one too.
Unusual subject matter. I haven't attempted chess, it requires a lot of patience waiting around for your opponent to make their next move which does nothing for me whatsoever :-)
Give me a good old game of draughts any day, it's simple, fun and requires little deep thought and concentration, just a few neat,crafty moves and you are away. mmmmm...
x

<Deleted User> (8435)

Sat 3rd Jul 2010 12:18

wonderful poem...love the way you get swept up to as it gathers pace..very physical!
be well. Trk.x

Isobel

Sat 3rd Jul 2010 11:07

I would agree with Graham on that one. On a chessboard I love the knight cos it can jump around, lurk in the background and take people by surprise. In real life, I would always opt for something more direct and straightforward, even if it were against me.

Graham Sherwood

Sat 3rd Jul 2010 09:27

This is a very interesting piece Ann. You have managed to make what most take to be a rather slow, studious game into a dashing, frivolous almost reckless exercise. I think it cries out for filling out and developing the other characters that you almost skip by in your passion for the knight. What a great idea though, well done.

Ann Foxglove

Fri 2nd Jul 2010 21:20

Longman Dictionary of the English Language - "rangy /raynji/adj of an animal - long limbed and long bodied" yours truly ex-grammar school girlie x

Ann Foxglove

Fri 2nd Jul 2010 20:19

Nothing wrong with a bit of rust Isobel -it speaks of years of experience! And you can always go over it with a bit of sandpaper! Ouch!x

Isobel

Fri 2nd Jul 2010 20:15

Well it I was doing that Ann - I wouldn't be thinking rusty...xx

Ann Foxglove

Fri 2nd Jul 2010 19:59

You just need to use your imagination Isobel! xxxx