Previously published by me ( as all other my English poetry ) on other sites under the name princeAlexander / princealexander .
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I had experience, I confess,
Of having meeting with the Death.
We played the party of the chess,
My life at stake with, no less.
For every clever move I made,
Response was stronger from my date.
And move by move and step by step
She pushed me closer to grave's gap.
It did not take too long to wait,
That I was given check and mate.
It was so clear, that my fate
Is to descend down world of late.
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See Russian "white poetry" translation at
http://www.stihi.ru/2012/12/01/260