Chess Poem 02 Poem by Kim Barney
Chess Poem 02
My little Love, do you remember,
Ere we grew so sadly wise,
When you and I played chess together
Checkmated by each other's eyes?
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: love,remember,together
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This is not my original work, but is from an Early English Valentine card, circa 1910. This is another poem I found in the book Master Pieces by Gareth Williams.
The notes in the book say:
'Indicating the romantic chess connection. Since the Middle Ages, chess was the only game allowed to be played between lovers without a chaperone.'
posted 25 September 2016
Kaysville, Utah
The notes in the book say:
'Indicating the romantic chess connection. Since the Middle Ages, chess was the only game allowed to be played between lovers without a chaperone.'
posted 25 September 2016
Kaysville, Utah
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Douglas Scotney
26 September 2016
strange, Kim, prohibition was always the invitation to lovers
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I would like to translate this poem
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9/20/2026 9:06:11 PM # rel_20260910T140628Z_5ffb431
I am glad you shared both this poem from an Early English valentine circa 1910 and the tidbit about chess being the only game allowed to be played between lovers without a chaperon in attendance. I enjoy such tidbits and sometimes greeting card poetry is really extraordinarily well written