Letting off Steam

"It's best if I keep busy,"
the king tells the queen,
and he sets about some ironing;
he's letting off steam.
Yes, since he's been checkmated,
he's grown quite domseticated,
till the linen in their cupboards
is the smoothest ever seen.

poem © Celia Warren 2012

This is the latest in a series of adventures of my chessmen. Catch up with previous adventures here:

The Chessmen's Holiday

Chessmen in the Garden

Fool's Mate

Wedding on the Chessboard

Secret Moves

Chessmen at the Zoo

Gone Fishing

The Artist

Two Bishops in Bed

RIP (TNT)

A Drive in the Country

Singing in the Shower?

A Dalek on the Chessboard

Carol Singers

The Pawns' Football Match

and

The Bishop's Nightmare.