Thursday, October 17, 2013

Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night....

'Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night' is the U.S. Postal creed. Not sure if the 'rain or sleet' would deter these avid chess players from finishing a match, but the dark doesn't seem to bother them.

Daily Haiku
Silently they sit
Contemplating their next move
Hoping for checkmate 

7 comments:

TheChieftess said...

That postal creed is a bunch of bunk if you live in a rural area!!! We're the ones who slosh through the snow to get to the PO Box!!!

Tash said...

love the patience of the observers too.

Indrani said...

Perfect haiku for the wonderful pic. :)

Gaelyn said...

They look very engrossed. Enjoy the journey.

Thérèse said...

Tiens c'est amusant je n'en ai pas vus autant que dans le passé (années 80.)

dianasfaria.com said...

they look like they are having fun!

Alexa said...

I'm also impressed that two of them aren't even playing, just watching (or maybe they've bet on the outcome).

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