Author: Phil Dixon
Date: 16:16:34 06/16/99
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On June 16, 1999 at 15:16:58, Will Singleton wrote: > >It came from Down Under, a mysterious land, >with evil dark swamps, and shifting quicksand. >A Wizard, it's said, has taught it the game, >borne of lightning and fire: Lamb Chop was it's name! > >The crowd was aghast, they trembled and shook. >Just incredible play, and such a small book! > >It pounced on P.Conners (which started the fame). >No mercy for Eugen, wasn't even a game. > >What could it do more? >Now came Round Four. > >The pairing were posted, the players they peered, >please not LambChop, oh no! the Chopster they feared. > >The task fell to DarkThought, >Ernst cried "For God's Sake!" >What can I do now, >what will save me this fate? > >This tactical monster will slay me for sure; >I must try a gambit, the Rasa-Studier! > >So it was played, and two pawns did Chop grab, >while DarkThought thought sagely, now you've been had. > >But try as it might, DT couldn't break through, >and so took the knight, a mistake it would rue. >Now Chop was on top, and ready to claw, >but DT got lucky, and salvaged a draw. > >As the Alpha cooled down, the crowd milled around, >and congratulated Ernst; he hadn't gone down. > >But now comes Round Five, and the pairings await. >Who will be next, to meet his dark fate? Very good verse. A mix of quatrains and heroic couplets. Alexander Pope must be turning in his grave! Regards, Phil
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