A Field of Black and White

 

Enthroned on a field of black and white

To do strategic battle for what is right

 

For the moment queen is close at my side

Evaluating all the risks arrayed on the other side

 

Bounding and maneuvering knights

Travel forward looking for fights

 

Pawns inch forward and sacrifice

Too easily their least-valued lives

 

Bishops dressed in religious garbs

Cast sideways glances with sharp barbs

 

Rooks late to battle, and castle protect

Reserves for later power project

 

The queen flits easily forward and back

She manages intrigue and leads the attack

 

A game of thrones with a hobbled king

Moving nearly like a pawn, with little sting

 

Two dimensions and so many options

Think ahead many thoughtful notions

 

View the field from on high

As a bird would float and fly

 

Lure your adversary into a trap today

Or surprise with a brilliant unexpected play

 

A game of war, of strategy and of might

Played on a field of black and white