The Chess Game Poem by Panmelys
The Chess Game
Vanity is an integrated part
Of every artist:
Even their modesties are suspect,
To be understood
As cultivated pawns
Of crafty players
Drafting their own epitaphs.
Panmelys 1994
I believe it speaks the truth, but perhaps it's not what people wish to hear. Socrates too,
when he said to a very rich pupil, dressed in rags and barefoot: 'Your immodesty shows thru every hole in your cloak.' I think it helps people to realize their inner soul, and certainly does
not stop them writing. Panmelys
Definitely vanity is the powerful aspect of an artist. Very neatly presented such a beautiful poem. Wonderful.
Powerful piece of poetry nicely penned in poetic diction with insight. You really captured the essence of the poem with what I believe (I don't know the rules of the game of Chess) is an appropriate simile to drive home your conviction. I concur with your perspective. Indeed artists are proudly modest people chasing the vain glorification of beauty. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/16/2024 6:32:52 AM # 1.0.0.1119
'Vanity, vanity all is vanity.' even the most modest of us have it. We all need vindication even if only to a circle of of friends. BB