Queen's Gambits
Your stratagem: swift sacrifice
to forfeit shelter
risking realm
an early blow imposing will
(should opponents take the bait)
commanding centers
reigning ranks
frighten files
toward
retreats
demand defenses
while you climb
bishops
knights
more pawns
aligned
to strike and slice through any line
momentum
yours
in flawless wars.
Queen's Gambits © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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Submitted: May 12, 2020