Maritime Madness

A pirate poem

Up and forward, down and back,

Eyes to the sky as we roll to the stern

Left and right as the waves crash;

Starboard and port.

Six sails on me pirate ship

Pushes us forth, over this abyss.

We chant thru this storm.

"We are pirates!"

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Avast ye, batten down the hatches.

"Aye aye, Captain," says Ossian.

Pearls are me first mate's booty.

Bagged on his head, neath his cocked hat.

A buccaneer not into gold is the last.

But more gold for me, so not a threat.

Ahoy, me hearties, dead men tell no tales

Run a rig on this storm. Sail, ho!

Let us scuttle and plunder its gold.

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Blow me down. Rain falls like glass,

Lightning cracks the night sky, so fast.

Thunder strikes, our eyes lift to the sky.

Swab buccaneers, so not to scuttle.

Heave ho, or feed the fish, me bucko.

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Spyglass view of a pirate ship, eyes the lookout

(Thru lines of rain; up and down with the waves)

Red sails with a skull above swords x-shaped

Above an orange football made of pigskin.

"Buccaneers! Captian, avast ye. Clipper.

Cannons stronger than a clap of thunder."

Chase, bring a spring upon'er, hearties.

First mate,  man the cannons,

Prepare to fire on me command.

"Aye, aye Captian."

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Fire in the hole! Fire and smoke.

In the wind thru the waves.

Beside the lightning,

Neath the thunder's quakes.

Load another cannon, first mate.

Load another cannon,

As many as it will take.

Brace for impact! These Buccaneers

Know how to fight back.

Hit them again. Do it for the gold!

Do it for the rum! Do it for the loot, bucko,

We shall plunder from them.

Hit them again. Hit them again.

Heave to! Now move on in.

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Blood red shadows behind the sails.

Take your cutglass and prepare for battle.

Handle the waves, dance me hearties.

I grabbed me sword, the captain is mine.

His first mate belongs to Pearl Hat Ossian.

All other is your fight. Loot the gold,

Hold it up to the sun when it rises make it shine.

As if King Tut was a pirate, so I will die.

Jan 20, 21 2021

Author's Note

What made reading this worthwhile for you???????

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Part of my family comes from Beaufort, NC, home for a time to Captain Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard the Pirate. I was thinking of him as I read this. He met his bloody end at Ocracoke Island in 1718. The fight was every bit as exciting as the one described here, but his nemesis was the Royal Navy. The Buccaneers from Tampa Bay had not quite made it to the scene in those days.

[Lorry]

Well I had been thinking along the lines of captain Jack Sparrow's adventures all the way until I remembered a particularly nasty sea crossing to the Scottish Isles on a ferry a few years back, where I made the mistake of going on deck and from the back of the boat watched the foam from the engines churn, which led me to churn and lose my lunch. I reckon it was to do with the thrombin of the engines that seemed to be reverberating the inside of my head, as I prayed to a god I didn't believe in for the safety of dry land.
It did put the fear into me and I haven't been to the islands since, which is the same reason I stopped climbing after I had a minor fall and the next time I climbed I realised I suddenly had a fear of heights, which is best not to be dangling from a rope hundreds of feet in the air, hanging on to a rock for dear life, frozen to the spot while doing so!
But hey, at least I know to stay on the ground where I belong now! 😃
I would so have been forced to walk the plank, which would be an adventure to little me, but not so much fun for older and not so wiser me!

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

Paradox at it’s finest!
The Ugly pirate in pearls ,the mention of gold in the heart of a bloody battle.
The beauty of nature unhindered by the mayhem.

Cyprian, your pen crafts gold.

[DIVYA]

You don't just describe it, you take us there on the pirate ship.
Their dialogues, the scenes are all very vivid.
"Hold it up to the sun when it rises make it shine." Loved the flair with which this line is written.
Overall, a very engaging and novel read. Loved it!

[M. J. Smith]

Methinks Captain Jack Sparrow holds a bit too much sway on the imagination! A fine diversion for a snowbound night, me hearty. Well written.

[Kim S.]

WOW!! This is amazing, I loved that last stanza, it just summed everything up so well.
Amazing once again!!

[Vertigo Cat1111]

I just saw your own work on Writings On The Wall too! Congratulations! Wonderful work!

I absolutely loved the concept of this. You certainly know how to write an adventure. The imagery was wonderful as well and I hung onto each word and it made me really want to see more pirate themed poems. The whole thing was a blast to read and never got boring at all. The words you used were strong and perfectly fitting.
Great job!

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Oh wonderful... The thrill, the saga, the flow... A buccaneer on his plundering journey. It reminds me of Johnny Depp in the ' pirates of the caribbean'... Though his looks only:)
You really know the pulse of thrill and how to use it very efficiently..... Really well penned

[Miss Sharon]

Very impressive imagery in this write! I could smell the salt air and feel the rough sea. Bravo. ~Sharon

[Yellow Butterfly]

Ahoy!

Your title caught my attention....as I 'swashbuckled' lol my way through your well penned poem...it kept my attention from start to finish and I was totally enthralled by the end of it.....very well written...you have a knack for talking pirate.... :)


Arrr!.....I liked this ....Aye...I did!

YB