Poetry
Poems and other lyrical works.
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Please feel free to post your poems and lyrics here. I have only a few guidelines... Please post only your ORIGINAL work. Plagiarism has no place here. PG-13 rated and under only... anything more than that will be nuked. No exceptions. No advertisements or promotions. They will be moved or deleted. All other forum guidelines apply... please read them again. Have fun. Make it interesting. The guidelines are subject to change at any moment. Send me rum. Or beer. Or both. Don't make me stop this car.
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The English barred us in that yesterday and took the shelter of the field away We gave it up with jealous wonting ever and vowed return in some unseen December But as the years went swiftly by we raised a glass in silent cry For corral fields and rampart skies New songs unsung and well told lies Bring back the laughter and embraces Which gather strangers to those places Quick to friendship and romances Brimmed with laughter and stolen glances Riots brewed by auctioneers In tents full filled with privateers Another Solstice come and gone No song, no w…
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The Call can you hear the cadence of cup-shot singers in yesteryear's echoes mingling with the thunder and carriage of that bronze captain which dared the field do songs which then were drowned in applause drift upon your daily dreams as you rehearse unused idioms for tavern parlance and seaside interchanges woolgather your fond memories and unpack your hearty voices set shod feet upon the coral paths and sandy brickworks of pirate parapets let fall the hammers of forge fires reborn and raise glasses of amber all to sisters and brethren both paroled from imprisonment apart to that revelry awaiting them in haunted halls and on sunburned decks can you hear t…
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With Halloween approaching I thought it would be a dandy time to post one of my poems from my new book. It's about Halloween...and a pirate! Surrender the Sweets! I’m a thieving little sea dog, the meanest ever born, and I demand that you surrender your stash of candy corn! I’ll also snatch your Cracker Jack, your popcorn balls as well, take away each taffy and creamy caramel. I’ll confiscate your crunch bars and force you to give up your licorice, your lollipops and peanut butter cups. I’ll make off with your Milk Duds, your bubble gum cigars, and last I’ll hijack happily your hoard of Hershey bars. You can keep the apples and all that healt…
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Some pirates have parrots for pets, Some monkeys, others frisky fer-rets! But as for me crew, Only an elephant will do . . . He's huge but he never forgets!
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What follows Ole Zach's Tavern is dark and silence distills upon the green but for the roosters sounding ever and the waves echoing will the spirits speak of us now as we did in our short turn of them our less than solemn musings in anthems of rum condemn where is the string plucked that filled the batteries with living sound and the stray voices which taught love and loss by song aloud where hang the jacks above the canvas which marked the wind and the lovers caged in handfastings of death twinned can you hear the laugh of mortals in their cups and company speak of deeds done and errands all bound up in infamy and taste clever lies we seasoned stories with to give such …
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A "clerihew" is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. A clerihew has the following properties: It is biographical and usually whimsical, showing the subject from an unusual point of view; it pokes fun at mostly famous people It has four lines of irregular length and metre (for comic effect) The rhyme structure is AABB; the subject matter and wording are often humorously contrived in order to achieve a rhyme, including the use of phrases in Latin, French and other non-English Languages The first line contains, and may consist solely of, the subject's name. Clerihews are not satirical or abusive, but they target famous individ…
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Ahoy there me buckos! I've just started trying my hand at the seafaring life and started me own pirate band. We've called Captain Hellfire and The Wretched Brethren and we've just had our second gig on the 25th of January. I thought I'd share some of the lyrics I've written. This first set of lyrics be from a song about that most famous pirate, Black Barty, I play this by meself on the piano at the moment but we are looking to develop it as a track incorporating the whole band. Black Bartholomew Roberts (Seas of Chance) In darkness we all swing together Each man but skin and bone Packed inside this floating coffin We sail the seas as one I'm staring at the ceiling …
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Five pirate Haiku I wrote one day before Theatre class last semester. Feel free to add your own pirate haiku, if you have any. Tortuga Revel into night Gambling, drinking, wenching RUM! On the Turtle's back Doubloons Sparkling gold doubloons Behold wealth of Spanish Main Shinning in the sun Pirate Gold Blood money paid to A hundred sea robbers bold Behold! Pirate Gold! Bury it Deep! Dig! Bury it deep! Down! My chest of gold and jewels! And dead men won't speak! Galleon Grand See the galleon sail She flies the Jolly Roger On the Spanish Main
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The Gentleman Pirate By: Christina Carr I began my days, in the courts Structure and control, my only resort I wore the clothing they told me to wear I held a status none could compare Then you, dear uncle, destroyed my life Took away my strength, status and rights My parents gone I had only you And I truly thought you'd see me through I gave you love, as much as I could In trade you'd support me, like you should But no, it was never meant to be That loved noble inside of me You tried to kill me and beat me down You made sure I would not be around And just as you thought you had won Your back was turned, your deeds undone Your problem is,…
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The Pirate’s Prayer We sailed from ol’England on a bright summer day, Seeking fame and a boatload of gold. With cannon and powder and a letter from the King, We flew our brave ensign so bold! Through storms and hunger and a wide, empty sea, We thirsted after swag on the foam. But the days turned to weeks and all I could pray Was, dear God, just let me get home! Oh, God just let me get home! Oh, God just let me get home! Just let me get back to me wife and me babes And I swear no more will I roam! And then came the day that we sighted a sail, And the captain he promised a fight! The drum beat, me heart raced, the wind drove us on And we chased that tall sa…
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This was sent to me by a friend who wrote this years ago. It was too good to keep to myself and with her permission, I am posting it here to share with you. ©2011 by Denise Andrew Medley. All Rights Reserved. DAMSEL ME AND PIRATE YOU Not unless you take the wheel Could you know or could you feel The boldest man I ever knew... Damsel me and pirate you A sailor on his brutal quest Pillage souls and plunder flesh A bleeding heart is his tattoo.... Damsel me and pirate you A journey sweet and glory bound Smacks of cruel and runs aground The roughest storm that ever blew.... Damsel me and pirate you Danger sweeps across the deck Bruise my arm and bites my neck …
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The cold, dark waves splash hard On the rock teeth of the shore. The cold, harsh tide rolls in And the wind blows cold like before. Over the graves of sailors, the Harsh ocean's mouth's white foam Reaches with cold, foamy fingers Reaching towards harbor-town homes. The song of the sea sings sweetly Below- luring the young lads so brave Out to the cruel wide ocean- Out onto the hungry, cold waves. Away from the home of his father Away from his mother's warm arms Away from the home he grew up in To a strange world of danger and harm. The boy now dreams often of England and home And of his pretty young lass But the sky grows dark and the wind picks up An…
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The End The sun has risen, the sun has set Their gallant deeds we shant forget The final king has gone at last The sand has fallen from the glass On Guinea's sweltering Coast The last king of the sea has gone to hell to roast He was the best of the Best, But now he's gone to rejoin the Rest Black bart, was the last of his breed Who on the trade of nations did feed He was the very last to fall But before he did, he acheived it all he looted and stole, just like his mates But after four years, now he shares their fate Now, like them, he rests below Down to Jones they all did go The last pirate has died, tis true Rejoined in the Locker by me and you The Go…
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A poem I wrote in regard to the Deep connection we all feel to the Age of Pyrates A phenoninon I refer to as possessing 'The Pyrate's Soul' I was born back in 92 Of cares and preocupations I had few But of one thing I was sure of most, To a Pyrate's Soul my body was host So sing with me, Let your spirit Free And Let the pirate soul fly We pirates shall ne'er die So how do know a Pyrate's Soul is taken host in thee? When out to sea thou shalt ne'er feel more free! Of all the things ye love me mate, A pirate could ne'er e'er hate So sing with me, Let your spirit Free And Let the pirate soul fly We pirates shall ne'er die When music plays, tis the hornpipe, …
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Hurricane The ashen waves, they roar and dip, Like lions they pounce in rushes. They seek the lives of my crew and my ship, But it’s my soul that the leaden sky crushes. The sails were tattered hours ago And I’ve lashed myself to the wheel. I’ll see this day through or I’ll “go below” If the devil can’t hold its seal. My ship flies wild at a horrible rate; The wind screams a terrible din. I’m riding the current and chasing my fate: Will I ever see the sun again? Stephen Sanders ©2010
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Here Be Pirates When dawn approached, I took to this vessel, A stowaway amongst The damned and martyrs alike, Swept up with the undertow, I set off on my journey, Through uncharted waters Of a raging sea... With the erosion of time, As the decadence wore away, Scallywags and traitors, We've all become, Mercenaries and thieves, Assuming each others disguise, Cut down and internally raped With the lot of them, This torrent of madness Was drowning me, Seabound with seablood, we were, Tortured and revered for our crimes, Beneath blackened skies, I could sometimes hear a distant wailing, A ghost of a memory Left somewhere behind... 'Neath midday sun, …
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Abandon Ship! While running away from me and back to you, Down to the shores of a deep, blue sea, I saw a fleet of ships on the horizon And fell in love with a life of piracy. How could I say no to the pursuit of shineys, the throes of battle, or consumption of rum? Well, maybe the latter wouldn't fit right with me, But swill and grog works just right for some... Havoc wreaking ne'er-do-wells kept me company, As we pillaged and plundered each isle, Though I must confess this one small thing, Your bloody memory haunted me all the while.. It was early morning when the storm crept up on us, With an armada closing in from behind, It wasn't til Cannons were blaz…
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Mutiny a clash of words, like stubborn wills, on this staggering, rainy day, once more a call for aid, arrangements sought, and the static beckoning of an s.o.s remains ignored. battered by the ongoing storm, of which nature is unaccountable, the crew sifts lazily through the wreckage that we once held as a haven or home. low be the insidious dogs that would own to such treachery, blindsided and hoodwinked by one of their salty own, seems talk holds no weight amongst pirates, and why an oath or promise must be bound in blood, not for the sake of birthing or sealing a pact, but more as a taste of what can be taken, should ye betray or fail.
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An Ode to Rum Oh, nut-brown companion of humid tropic nights! Oh, intoxicating nectar of the fertile gods! In passion, you enhance all my earthly delights, In battle, you wildly bolster my martial odds. Born in the planters’ verdant sugarcane fields, Jack Tar has taken you to the ends of this world And I pray that you await me in the Kingdom to come! But with all the wonders that your enjoyment yields And all the garlands your faithful imbibers have hurled, …
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Wishing everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and hoping that my friends have the best year ever in the coming year and my enemy gets what he truly deserves before the end of 2009! The Pirate Christmas Party Fifteen men ‘round the Christmas tree, Ho, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! All were pirates including me. Ho, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! The party was loud and runnin’ wild, Celebratin’ the birth of the dear Christ child, But this were no place for the meek or mild! There was meat and drink for all to spare, The table was laden with Christmas fare And red and green rigging for all to wear! Ho, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! Fifteen men with presents for all, H…
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The Horizon "When you look at the horizon, do you see the waves? Or do you see the sky?" All right, all right! I hear ye, mate! When yer sixty feet or more off the deck, High in the riggin' and a gale's a'blowin' and The ship be heeled over to a fine point and The cold has turned the horses to iron bars and The bos'un has ye dancin' a jig in the wind . . . There ye'll be starin' straight into the face of God! But, listen to what I have to say: When yer sittin above board after a fine mess, With a clean deck to yer backside and A fresh wind coolin' off the fo'c'sle sweat and Weather fittin' and proper for twelve knots and All the doggies and their masters a…
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I. The gray bitter cold of morn Finds him in a leaf barren wood alone. Feeling numb, heart frozen, Is this the path he should have chosen? He trecks on, face full of frost Searching for that, which he has lost. Morning turns to evening And no hope of the ache ever leaving. Long is this journey of despair Which seems to be going no where. He trecks on, face full of frost Searching for that, which he has lost. II. Dark is the night to winter’s soul An unyeilding chill that won’t let go. Sitting by fire’s blaze, His mind drifts into mist, and haze. To that once warm, guilding light To those soft arms that held him tight Those lips filled with passion’s lo…
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Legend Of The Compass Rose: She was beautifully ornate, the kind that would make gentry salivate. All clamored for her attention, but to none did she give her affection. None, but one…none, but me… Robert James McGee. Being the master of the Scorpion, known as the seas greatest champion, Upon the Spanish Main, did indeed go against her father's grain! He is a man of cardinal direction, who believes in "sublime perfection." Thirty-two points he did give, on how "A God fearing man, should live!" However, in me he saw no such qualities, and despite her pleas… I was no longer welcome at his door, and was forbidden to see her…forevermore! So with broken heart in tow…
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Maiden Of The Sea James McShane had but one aim; To find that, which ignites desire's flame. If only he knew her name… Maiden, maiden, of the sea Come to me, oh come to me. My heart is full of love for thee. Maiden, maiden, of the sea. So he set sail on the seven, Upon the month, and well past the hour of eleven. In search for "that gift from heaven!" Maiden, maiden, of the sea Come to me, oh come to me. My heart is full of love for thee. Maiden, maiden, of the sea. With his spyglass he did gaze; Through the mist and haze, He saw her tail slowly raise. Maiden, maiden, of the sea Come to me, oh come to me. My heart is full of love for thee. Maiden, ma…
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