The Black King's Hobby
Off the chessboard the chessmen have curious habits,
The Black King, for instance, keeps lots of pet rabbits.
At first he had two in an ample blue hutch,
"But two," said the Black King, "is not very much."
"I remember," the Queen said, "when you had not any.
And you mean," she chastised him, "not 'much', but 'not many'!"
The King shrugged his shoulders, and smiled. "You are funny,
I'd like to see much more than many a bunny!"
His wish soon came true as such wishes will do
When concerning young rabbits who won't stay at two.
And when one is a buck and the other's a doe,
Then the Black King's new hobby was destined to grow.
Call them 'more', 'much' or 'many' or any such thing,
The hutch is now bulging to the joy of the King.
poem © Celia Warren 2012
This is the twentieth 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
The Bishop's Nightmare.
Letting Off Steam
Chessmen at the Seaside
and
The Chessmen Abroad.
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