~ Checkmate Again ~ Poem by MS. NIVEDITA BAGCHI SPC. UK.

Yes, readers are the critics that make a poet great.

I believe, anybody is a poet who dare to think and write like one. Keep writing my poet friend..a 10

Game ain't... ;) ... over yet madam! The queen surely protects her king? Or does the king takes his queen to sacrifice to get out of checkmate? Only the poet knows...muwahahaha! ;) Great sequel Niv...thanks for the encore!

So true gal! We are all seeking to become poets, but poetry comes straight from the heart and onto the paper!

........ to be a good poet, ........is as difficult as to be a saint or a sufi......... .coz both are seekers of peace........................ ..and im blessing u to be a peace maker

Yes; we surrogate! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Right. Do you agree that you are a poet!

You have brought out the difference between poetry and philosophy in this poem. The word Surrogate, I can see is an imagery. Philosophy does not view truth as conception but as inevitable. In poetry any idea however obvious or profound has to conceived in a new light. Very insightful poem! I really enjoyed it. Short and powerful in impact. Effort has its place in life but at some point inspiration takes over. Thanks for sharing.10/10

I agree with you. Art is an in between, (among) thing flow, what exactly did you mean by surrogate? Hope I understood.

An interesting little ditty indeed, Niv, reading through your comments on this piece (and there are a few) looks like you have sparked a very friendly debate on what may or may not be poetry and who might or might not be a poet, great post and super thread; -) BG

poetry has many faces, variety of poems is a treasure and very interesting matter who can set perplexity....Enjoyed a lot.