Thunderous Silence

This is about Chess where Gukesh from India becomes the  World Youngest Chess Champion. The intensity and inspiration about the game is depicted in the poem.

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Ebony and ivory soldiers 

stand sentinel on checkered plains, 

their shadows stretching across the polished wood.

The mind becomes a blade, 

thoughts crystallise 

in the space between heartbeats.

Each move echoes

like thunder in an empty room, 

while fingertips hover over destiny's pieces.

Time dissolves

In the crucible of concentration, 

where seconds stretch into infinities.

Silence roars louder,

than any crowd in this arena of intellect, 

as kingdoms rise and fall beneath fluorescent stars.

Victory dwells

in the eye of stillness, 

where warriors of thought wage their bloodless wars.

By Dr Padma Shree RP

From:  India

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