Wednesday, 27 June 2007

My Road To Chess, by Johan Du Plessis

Foolish was my days of young

Steaming like a runaway train

With mounting tension- highly strung

With destructive speed only towards pain

Stopping for nothing and for none

If only I new there will be no gain

Tumbling down the cliffs I came

O how I wished I could fly

Crushing into waters with no name

Drinking the pain that would not pass me by

Tragedy followed all the same

Breaking my wings so there I would lie

Completely helpless unable to weep

Searching as answers ran from me

Eventually losing the will to sleep

Strong, fast, how could this be?

O how high this mountain, how steep!

To where this new path I would have to see

Finding a doorway, it leads to the net

This I could follow without my two feet

Speaking to many the stage was now set

Happy and willing new friends to meet

A white knight there was, with horse I bet

Followed him down a black and white street

Friendly and honorable his family was

Living in house with 64 rooms

Each member his own rules he has

The bishop is present with bride and the groom

Many soldiers to keep them in line

In towers they hide from their doom

For the love of chess

The real ART of WAR

Johan Duplessis


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