Wrote while living in Australia some years ago.

Men of war

for fifteen hundred years or more these famous men have been at war, they fight by day they fight by night on squares of black and squares of white,

Armies stand in double lines pawns in front, Kings behind, towering rooks do guard our flanks while watching over waiting ranks, next my knight they are placed dressed in armour silk and lace, lances pointed at their foe wating for king to order go Bishops stand upon their square perfectly still in silent prayer, men of God they may be but here to fight for victory .

My queen she stands upon my left and from my men she fights the best no mercy will my queen bestow to other kings or those below, shes feared by men one and all from towering rooks to pawns so small she is feared by bishop knight and king shes here to fight shes here to win.

My armies famous as my name for I'm their king I'm Charlemagne , we`re at the ready we`re at our best we tireless warriors were men of chess .

By Chris Carroll

playing on my T.V , i can read messages but cant reply. Sorry not being rude.

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