In school, we had a rare chance for an extra credit activity in language arts. We were supposed to make a poem about an event. Originally it was assigned before Thanksgiving break to be written about Thanksgiving, but my teacher gave me the option of writing the poem about my tournament. Here is the poem:
The Games Have Begun!
Drowsy from flight
Jetlag sets in
As chess players settle in
for the night
The games have begun!
The ambassador comes
Amazing all Americans
The players twiddle their
thumbs
The games have begun!
Round 1 starts
Good for USA and me
Wins are off the charts
The games have begun!
Round 2 is done
A loss saddens me
But I must move on and
continue the long run
The games have begun!
Third and fourth rounds are
won fast
As I am fueled by thoughts
of revenge
To put round 2 into the past
The games have begun!
The double day is what I
dread
1 win and loss to finish the
first half
4 out of 6 as I go to bed
The games have begun!
Rest day comes and
goes
Pizza for lunch and dinner
As time slows
The games have begun!
Round 7 is a scare
Blunder early, but fight
back
Mistakes happen, and then I
take care
The games have begun!
Two tough games follow
But I stay strong
As the playing field starts
to hollow
The games have begun!
Round 10 brings a
heartbreaking loss
As my medal chances are shot
I need to finish strong even
for a lost cause
The games have begun!
After the tournament is like
A crazy party
It’s
all fun and games till the speaker takes the mike
The games have
concluded!
-By
Vignesh Panchanatham
on
my experience at the World Youth Chess Championships 2012
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