Like is like

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)



Like is like:

A game of chess;

Be careful with your moves.

Make your moves carefully,

Otherwise you lose.

Black is a master:

Strategic in his plan;

The king always concealed;

Never shows his hand.

Sacrificial pawns:

Taught in the game;

The bishops do his bidding the Queen she lurks and prays.

Black takes out the mighty

Thinking he can win;

The white pawns Reach the other side-

And take out his king.
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Written on May 05, 2024

Submitted by myway6119 on May 05, 2024

Modified by myway6119 on May 05, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X A X X X X X X X A X X X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 424
Words 102
Stanzas 15
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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2 Comments
  • myway6119
    Just an analogy.
    Thanks for the vote!
    LikeReply13 days ago
  • alanswansea18
    Beautiful piece of work. I always wanted to do a poem about chest but couldn't.
    LikeReply13 days ago

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