'Check Mate? ' Poem by Linda Winchell

There hung a painting
On a court house wall.
Of two old men playing a game of chess.

When up walked one curious young man
who yelled, 'There's something wrong! '
'This paintings incorrect! '
'There's one more move that can be made'
With a child's voice, and a strange look he gave.

The paintings caption was written, 'Check Mate! '
But the young man claimed, that this was not the case.
For the KING still has the upper hand
The KING can make the final move
So it's wrong what this artist paints.

Like in life, when all seems to be played out or over
Our KING still has the upper hand!
For He is in total contol of all creation's future
The final piece to move, in the game of chess for man.