Endgame Momentum
Momentum from initial moves
quiescent queens beside the board
mordacious knight on vengeful steed
three suddenly prodigious pawns
a sacrificial bishop's prayer
abandoned castle at an edge
requiem for cornered kings
new questions of old openings.
Endgame Momentum © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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Submitted: February 24, 2019