Checkmates
Brittle leaves unsatisfied Blow around.
Two worn overcoats playing chess.
Cigar stub in a coffee mug.
Waiter folding napkins.
Two old chess players.
Mike Stone
SourceLicence:CC BY-ND 4.0
Brittle leaves unsatisfied Blow around.
Two worn overcoats playing chess.
Cigar stub in a coffee mug.
Waiter folding napkins.
Two old chess players.
Mike Stone gives us a quiet scene in two short parts: autumn leaves skittering past, and two men bent over a chess game. The speaker doesn't tell us what to feel. He just reports what he sees, and the details do the work.
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