((7) Swan Song Poem by Luis Gil de la Puente
((7) Swan Song
I never knew I would be a long distance runner.
I´ve lost the drive to win
and my voice has become sweet.
Young tigers think of me
as an easy piece to hunt down
in middle game traps
and I feel like a gazelle.
What a curse
to feel all this music
and have no talent
to sing it!
Sober voice of baritone in tune,
sad cossack soul.
The fields on the river banks
should be green by now,
bishop to f5, check.
All those memories...
Tal called me craftsman.
I admired Petrosian´s hidden control,
so infinetely elegant,
and Bronstein was my friend,
a twin soul in melancholy,
but an artistic daring spirit.
I never knew I would be a long distance runner.
How lonely the hotels
behind my thick eyeglasses!
I will break the center
and open up the flanks.
I will balance my pieces
to play a winning endgame.
Knight to d5,
it´s a beautiful square
in this position.
How sweet to sing
the symphony
of cold chess!
My voice has become sweet.
I will win my final game today.
Immeasurable sadness powerfully expressed. You have a way with words. Kindest regards, Sandra
I feel the excitement in this game, the passion of a chess player and your determination to win. I feel like playing chess with you.
Ofcourse there is a melody inner playing....soothing beauty....thank you
Kings Gambit Accepted...beautiful piece Luis...i love every word inside this write...10
And won it you have, with the flair and finesse with which the poem was written. Well done mi amigo. :)
A black swan Beyond our knowledge without white feathers dances gracefully....
Luis, this is beautiful! i love the gentle flow of words here, soothing..and i feel i was the one playing the game..Top marks, of course!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Very detailed! Nice...it caught my interest...it's now on my favorite poems list! ! ! Love Cupcake! ! ! !