Sound and Sense, 2-28

1. knight (noun): a solider in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor; a man who is given a special her and the title of Sir; a chess piece shaped like a horse’s head;  (verb): to give a man the rank of a knight

2. night (noun): the time of darkness between one day and the next;  (adj.) of or relating to the night; happening at night

I played some chess (was late at night)

But had some trouble with my knight:
I couldn’t get his moves down right.

But night skills are not strange to me—

Read on, dear friend, and you will see ...

Though night brings much … uncertainty.

Sir Dork (a knight) came here to play—

He had a firm, convincing way

To beat me. But it was my day

(I should say “night”): I kicked his butt—

I really cracked his coconut.

He drew his sword, prepared to cut,

But I was really on that night—

And won the soon-ensuing fight.

I threw him out—but said, “Night, knight!”

(I always like to be polite.)