The exercise:
Two haiku about: chess.
A long time ago, way back when I still worked at EA, I joined an online chess site at the urgings of several coworkers. We played a bunch of games against each other and had a lot of fun. We gradually began playing less, several of them left or were laid off, and then I quit too. I continued playing for a while but then eventually stopped altogether.
But recently I've been bitten by the chess bug again so I got back in touch with the site (having to get them to switch my account from my work email address to one I actually have access to) and I'm at it again. It's free to sign up at RedHotPawn, so if you'd care to challenge me to a game I'd be happy to play.
Mine:
Surveying the board,
the king whispers to his queen,
"The pawns look nervous."
* * *
Attacked from all sides,
the king cries as he brings his
gun to his temple.
12 comments:
Working at EA gave you enough time to play chess? Aren't they notorious for believing that a twenty-four hour day is just three working days put conveniently close together? ;-)
I shall take a look at your red hot pawn (there's a smutty joke in there somewhere), and maybe even find time to challenge you!
I like the first haiku best, though I bet you wanted 'rebellious' instead of 'nervous'!
Chess
She thought it would be
Fun at a musical. Not
Karpov v. Fischer.
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Chess-boxing is fun
Though I never think clearly
After the boxing.
Chess - haiku
black and white pieces
strategize a game of war
where the winner takes all
king, queen, pawn and horse
make your play to bishop's rook
patient vision wins
Once upon a blitz
The master made a blunder
mate turns to end game.
I thought Haiku's were only assigned on Tuesdays.. =P
Red Hot Pawn - i should have used that in mine.
Anthony chose black
Carissa also chose black
Wait, what are the rules?
I took his bishop
He took my rook, knight and queen
I flipped the board up
@ Greg - OMG chess-boxing is real... I thought you made it up so I googled it to see if it was a play on words or meant something other than the obvious...Ya learn something new every day!
@writebite - very descriptive, That's excactly what it takes to play chess strategy and patience. Probably why I'm not very good.
@david - What a fun way to approach the prompt. Both made me smile.
@everyone else Your all inspiring and creative authors and I look forward to seeing your work every afternoon.
(With apologies to Jackson and McCartney)
Armies stand ready.
Ebony and Ivory
Advance to the Death.
A single Pawn moves,
Knights and Queens lay defeated,
The King tips his crown.
Board at the ready
White surveys black -- feints a pawn
The game is afoot!
1997:
cold heartless deep blue
pulling no punches, pounding
garry kasparov
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2011:
"slip'ry customer!"
is what you get called if you
challenge your old gran
From a gilded square
the Knight covets his King’s Bride
She who rules the board
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Plot devious schemes
that crumble as pawns rebel
Checkmate ensnares us
E A Sports... it's in the Game...
pkay now that I haev that out... sorry watched my hubby play their hockey game too much, now he does it for real. On to the Haiku (heh I think I can spell that without thinking now)
Haiku
You say strip poker
But knowing our intelect
Let us play strip chess
I'm geeky inside
On the Linolium floor
I move like a Knight
The first on is dedicated to Greg, there is a movie called Chess. And yes I have done what is described in the second one :}
@Marc...I love, love, love your first haiku.
@Greg...most excellent. Love the Karpov/Fisher reference.
@Writebite...you nailed the game.
@Krystin...reminds me of KungFu for some reason.
@David...yup, I have felt that way many times before.
@Grond...to me it feels like a western. I can just see Clint as a king.
@Cathryn...strip chess, love it!
Here is mine
I was crowned a queen
During an epic war game.
I mated then killed.
The game mimics life,
Now the bishop says check please,
Then runs from danger.
Greg - yeah... we might have gotten in a bit of trouble for it :P
I'll second Krystin... I can't believe chess boxing is an actual thing. That's amazing.
Writebite - two excellent haiku :)
Krystin - very nicely done!
And, well, I posted on Tuesday... my time, at least :)
David - your first made me laugh, the second I could relate to :D
Grondzilla - wonderfully vivid imagery.
Morganna - really captures that feeling at the start of a game.
Sister Christian - love the contrast between your haiku, so much life and vitality in the second compared to the mechanical, emotionless in the first.
Oh, and welcome to the blog!
Gerimi - two great haiku, particularly the first from the knight's point of view.
And a warm welcome to the blog to you as well :)
Elor - shudder. That damned voice... whoever that is must be silly rich.
Haha, I could picture you in the second - that's totally something I would do.
Iron Bess - thank you!
Some real animal kingdom'ness going on in that first haiku - great stuff :)
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