Dilly-Dally

The dalliance so severed my veins with fire,
The dilly-dallying of my life had just happened.
My virtues involved the system of joy,
The vilification of a soul was upon us.

Pleasing was a sad point to include for all those ill,
My veins sent shivers to me, the blood flowed in ways.
I have severed my veins at the end of time and space,
I join others in the game of chess when lost for words.

poem by Naveed Akram
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Childless II

Childless, idle, sell, lies, slid, side, child, hide, hides, he, dies, dice, is;
And like a vessel in which there is no pleasure!
But the desire to return to your land is like the true face of war.

Childless, lid, sells, ill, hill, hills, hell, lie, held, led, chess, less, hiss, die;
And like a dried up river in a village!
But the desire to see your people once again is like the rue face of war.

poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Vision of Death

In a cold frost covered land
at the heights of creation
white sheets yellow gold
faded urine stains

a red marker an unfinished book of poems
a love letter signed forgiveness

ash spilt upon the carpet tar stains upon the lungs
death scratching his head under grey hood

at a post war park bench
playing chess with a graying old man
the old man scratching his beard

together locked in a stale mate

poem by Gregory Allen Uhan
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Broadway Melody Of 1974

The moment of impact bursts through the silence and in a roar of sound, the final second is prolonged in a world of echoes as if the concrete and clay of broadway itself was reliving its memorie
E last great march past. newsman stands limp as a whimper as audience and event are locked as one. bing crosby coos you dont have to feel pain to sing the blues, you dont have to holla -
Dont feel a thing in your dollar collar. martin luther king cries everybody sing! and rings the grand old liberty bell. leary, weary of his prison cell, walks on heaven, talks
Ell. j.f.k. gives the o.k. to shoot us, sipping orange julius and lemon brutus. bare breasted cowboy double decks the triple champion. who needs medicare and the 35c flat rate fare, when fred as
And ginger rogers are dancing through the air? from broadway melody stereotypes the band returns to stars and stripes bringing a tear to the moonshiner, whos been pouring out his spirit from
Illegal still. the pawn broker clears the noisy t
Ill and clutches his lucky dollar bill.
Echoes of the broadway everglades,
With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades:
Lenny bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand.
Marshall mcluhan, casual viewin, head buried in the sand.
Sirens on the rooftops wailing, but theres no ship sailing.
Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline
Failing.
Klu klux klan serve hot soul food and the band plays in the mood
The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, theres a smell of
Peach blossom and bitter almonde.
Caryl chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade, he knows
In a scent, you can bottle all you made.
Theres howard hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the

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song performed by Genesis
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Fashion Follower Changelings

There are possessive in people
who collect trendy set people
like brew stock fashion flavours
of the promotion theme month
suddenly one assessment day
collectibles are so last year
fickle spot light chess chasers
out of here will shift disappear

time to get a new one new orbit sun
always creating next theme exhibit
la la la la plan next spot set paste piece
serious set fashion follower changelings

poem by Terence George Craddock
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Poet

Every day cloud burst over my head
Every day I die,
every day I dance In a dark room
of sorrow and happiness
Into the light, I shy//
Why to weep and why to cry
Under the veiled canopy of false hood
Still, at some precious moment
I have a movement
Into the deep dense wood//
With a naked thought of a child
A pawn like pen,
A chess board like a paper
Desirous Victory winning bard
Under thy Cord, O my Lord////

poem by Aftab Alam Khursheed
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Kohl Immortalized Cleopatra’s Smoky Rim Eyes

memory does not really share tell sight
reveal vision flashes beauty in cry night
does not really tell true, swift sudden flashes
heart stir love’s bite, beauty eye liner lashes

eyeliner make unseen eyes appear larger
applying key heart throb orbs beat faster
line of love cannot disappear; in lost years dark
harsh obvious is risk looking lip; love fatal mark

eye tips balance a natural innocent eye so rare
pierces perceiving heart in future vision soul sere
a smoky eye, a bold eye, a cat eye, a vision dye
such is eve bright beauty; paradise without a lie

eyeliner pencil trace out fate; liquid liner seals checkmate;
eyeliner brush dip into deep shadow; line eyes pulse rate;
lifeblood beating melt shadow years, poses centuries weeping
kohl immortalized Cleopatra’s smoky rim eyes, ever haunting...

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poem by Terence George Craddock
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Even It Will Be Only A Pain, I Want You

Let's dream a happiness,
Now, when we are still a couple,
Let's imagine that we were and are on life scene,
The pieces of a chess game struggle.

I want near you to be,
I cant imagine separation,
I want to say how much i care,
I want to say how much i love you.

But time to say good bye has come,
I cant imagine life without you,
I want forever all my life with you to live,
Even it will be only a pain, i want you

poem by Cristina Teodor
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Clean Money

Paydays coming and we wash it away
Clean money, clean money
Paydays coming and we wash it away
Clean money, clean money
Thats what I want to do
I want to spend it on you
Checking on a checkmate
Grassing on a classmate
So beautiful and fortunate
He hates to love, you love to hate
He can fix you for good
cause he is the neighborhood
You cant get money for blood
Blood money for doin no good
But they wont take my love for tender
Paydays coming and we wash it away
Clean money, clean money
Paydays coming and we wash it away
Clean money, clean money
Thats what I want to do

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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Art of Debate

The play of word
The example sort
The shortage of stock
The misspell slop
The sentiment fog
The truth cloud
The rivalry knot
The sinister cloth
The swing of sword
The angry mode
The ganglion cord
The war goat
The competition dialog
The pessimist snort
The chess board
The cycling moth
The necessity crowd
The speed of talk
The sudden shot
The rough road

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poem by Maria Sudibyo
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En Passant

I have heard this word
but never played,
the game of Chess.
You may capture the Pawn
in the very first movement
oh! what's an interesting event?
But in reality,
how far I was running behind her
anyway at last I caught
only her beautiful body.
Yet, her inner feelings, secrets
and hidden notions who knows?
Somebody must have purposely programmed
of this scheduled brief-lifetime?
The period isn't enough to understand
this curious delicate- woman.

poem by Nimal Dunuhinga
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Tennis

Some people say:
if you have strength
you don’t need brain,
but I would like to say:
it doesn’t come with tennis.
If you take a racket and go to a court,
my Lord!
You better use your brain
but not the mass
which is called ass.
I would like to confess:
playing tennis is like playing chess,
you certainly need strength
but using your smartness
you’ll go to the length,
you’ll get your revenge
and it won’t be strange.

Larisa R (Odessa, Ukraine)

poem by Larisa Rzhepishevska
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Love For Tender

You wont take my love for tender
You can put your money where your mouth is
But youre so unsure
I could be a miser or a big spender
But you might get much more than you bargained for
Check in on a checkmate
Grassing on a classmate
So beautiful and fortunate
Youre the one who hates to love
But hes the one who loves to hate
He can fix you all for good
Because he is the neighbourhood
You can get money for blood
Blood money for doing no good
Better tell me now, have you made your selection?
Are you ready for correction?
Cause the wages of sin are an expensive infection
Itll make you bankrupt
Better pay up now, dont interrupt
So in love, Im so sincere

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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Blinded Into A Stale Checkmate

Gamed!

Issues they keep,
Are transparently weak.
And superimposed,
With superficiality to give them weight.
So light of mind and purpose.

They would like to think of themselves,
Living in the land of opportunity...
As kings and queens.
But they are attached like pawns.
Rooked and played to remain dazed!

Gamed!

Obvious as if dressed mannequins,
Placed in store front windows to tease passersby.
Only attracting those curious,
Who remark how life-like they appear.

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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To England

There are no postage stamps that send letters
back to England three centuries ago,
no postage stamps that make letters
travel back until the grave hasn't been dug yet,
and John Donne stands looking out the window,
it is just beginning to rain this April morning,
and the birds are falling into the trees
like chess pieces into an unplayed game,
and John Donne sees the postman coming up the street,
the postman walks very carefully because his cane
is made of glass.

poem by Richard Brautigan
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On Meeting A Hero

I met a hero yesterday
In silver, bronze and polished gold,
Just back from spending time away,
From doing all that he was told,
By donkeys bred at public schools,
The playing fields of Eton's mess.
Our hero followed gilded fools,
A pawn in Britain's game of chess.
His Captain said, 'that man must die! '
And so our hero takes a life,
For his was not to reason why,
Nor tend the lonely, weeping wife,
Who wondered why her choking love
Was sacrificed to free a dove.

poem by Alastair Buchan
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A wild life

The wild creature is falling prey
They will be done away
The jungles may have empty space
At every inch will be human race

This is how we encroach
Unnecessary kill and poach
We kill the spirit and pride
What else we can show to world or hide?

We are dangerous animal of rare kind
Such unique creature you can never find
God washed off his hand after creation
We are useless and worth to find any mention

The home and family is so dear to us
We go blind for them and openly trust
The wild animals have no where to go
We are desperately pushing them and throw

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poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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An Invitation.

She invited Joey
to her apartment
on the second floor

and as she opened the door
her dog came
barking along the hall

Shut up Bonaparte
she said
Go away

and the mutt walked back
with its tail
between its legs

to its basket
under the table
and she ushered Joey in

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poem by Terry Collett
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Mind vs Heart

The heart is foolish, it acts on impulse
The heart beats strong at times like police knocking on the entrance
It wants love and freedom
For without love there would be doom
It is reckless, therefore, it cannot exist alone
It needs a gentle home
The heart is a pagan
The heart is a heathen
The heart will not keep quiet
It demands attention or it will riot

The mind says “I”, it thinks of itself first
It cannot be fooled by lust
It’s skillful and crafty but cold and selfish
It exists only to survive and can be knavish
Without the mind, you would not get by
Without the mind, you will not progress, you will not evolve and you would soon die

The heart stops the mind from being merciless and dark
For everything looks ominous to a mind in the dark

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poem by Mthoko Mpofana
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Faith' is a fine invention

faith is Nile's flood
setting ground for grace
faith - it flies in and out
a mother bird divides feed
the blessed a bushel
the others little by little
the almighty plays a game of chess -
- listens to spiritual music -
- and hums his heavenly nursery rhyme
that calms terrified earthly souls -
faith is Nile's flood that springs silent cheers from heart to heart

inspired by

'Faith' is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.
Emily Dickinson

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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