[منى عرب]

مالكي بما أنك تعشق الشطرنج سأهديك قصيدة عن الشطرنج بقلم أرنست بفنز
Checkmate like this

Let love be more not less
unlike problematic chess
between bishops or bipartisan politics
with kings war bird or battleships
Let there be love
Not war. Say, No MORE!
No talk of occupations or debate
Staged manuvers or checkmate
no tanks or missiles or bombs
no more talks of wars to come
Let there be love
Not war no more.
No more mines or issued guns
no more lost of mothers sons
No more bloody knees in prays
no talk of tragedies or tears
Let's talk of love
Not war -- no more.
Let's teach the world to love tonight
where love in chess is not to fight
with combat gear but with a kiss
not in hand to hand but lips on lips
with lips to lips and heart to heart
- snug embrace' none can tear apart
our checker halls are day and night
without things obsurce but bright.
Let's talk of love
and even the score
let's checkmate like this
and say no more ~ ernest