Simple Question 19 Poem by Kim Barney
Simple Question 19
In India, once, a queen owned two horses
and used them to quell opposing forces,
those of a neighboring king.
In a hard battle, the queen was more skilled
and all of the king's men were killed.
Some of the queen's men also died,
and when the battle was over,
victors and vanquished all lay side by side
in the same place.
Explain.
My thoughts are that this poem conveys the futility of war. I think the fact that those slain from both sides were lying together, means that no one truly wins, and there are only losers in war.
Evelyn, I like your thinking. This is not the solution, but thanks for participating.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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8/28/2026 5:58:16 AM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
Time has expired on this question and it's time to give the solution: We are talking about a chess game.