I Remember…

Ahhh… the things that fired the imagination growing up summers at the OBX…

photography by D. Denise Dianaty

I remember…

Sunsets on the beach 

where walked Edward Teach

Watching th' far horizon

Rolling seas t’keep your eyes on

Where Spotswood’s Maynard dread

took Black Beard’s pirate head.

I remember…

Dancing in the surf 'pon th' shore 

Where rumored Stede Bonnet trod of yore

Fancied him the Gentleman Pirate

When fell to Black Beard’s cunning t'was irate, 

Reinvented for revenge t’was Cap'n Thomas

Brought low, hung high by Cap'n Will Rhet’s promise.

I remember…

Sailing past Money Isle of William Kidd

where buried his treasure some say he did

Digging in the sand for treasure

All in all for a day’s leisure

Cap’n Kidd ran afoul his crew’s greed

t’was hanged high by politic’s creed

I remember…

Parties into the night t'would roll on

Where Charles Vane decried the king’s pardon, 

Threw in his lot with Teach,

Himself partied ‘pon the beach

Finally felled when t'hurricane beached him, 

Laid prey to rescued recognition’s whim

I remember…

The rocking, rolling fishing boat

In Ocracoke Inlet,Outer Banks moat.

John Rackham, th' peacock Calico Jack romanced

Anne Bonney ‘neath Jolly Roger’s laughin’ skull danced

Till cowardly hidden below, left love to fight

Then Barnet carried to his Jamaican last night

by D. Denise Dianaty

© 22 October 2014

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"Digging in the sand for treasure
All in all for a day’s leisure"

The history, the beautiful beaches and the stories of pirates along with all those memorable activities are cherished and energizing to the soul when we remember those great childhood memories. Keep them alive in the next generation. Excellent MomZilla...:)................

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. And, I'm trying. OBX is already my son's favorite beach (he's been to VA Beach, Carolina Beach, Wilmington, and OBX. Have you ever been to the OBX?

[Sami Khalil]

Never. I do hope so one day. I do like North and South Carolina and their beaches and islands along with the history. You are welcome...:)....................

[MomzillaNC]

Well, I encourage you to visit the OBX first. It's disappearing. The chain may be all but gone by the time my son is my age.

[Sami Khalil]

Ok. Thanks...:).......

[MomzillaNC]

:) :D

[Sami Khalil]

:)..............

[Woody]

absolutely brilliant. though some names flew over my head, I admit.
wonderfully penned and I loved the rhyme.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you.

The names are all place names at the Outer Banks (OBX), NC, and famous pirates and the men who ran them to ground. The OBX was a pirate haven and all the named pirates hung about all along the area.

[Woody]

ah thank you :) the picture's even clearer now.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome. Have you ever been to the OBX? The place is littered with pirate tales!

[Woody]

no, Dear. the only places I've been are Scotland and Floence, Italy.

[MomzillaNC]

Oh. Well, if you ever get a chance, the OBX is the best east coast beach! It still has that wild, windswept feel to it, especially in the areas near the Corolla Wild Horses!

[Woody]

any chance of meeting a pirate with an eyepatch and a wooden leg?

[MomzillaNC]

Well… the occasional actor portraying a pirate with an eyepatch and a wooden leg.

[Woody]

definitely worth the visit. who knows, one day maybe :)

[MomzillaNC]

You can check it out online, of course.

[Woody]

on my way :)

[MomzillaNC]

My own humble attempt at a historical poem, of sorts… just something to try my hand at while researching for a poem on the much vaunted follies of Alexander the "Great."