Shipwrecked

[Dream Wench]

Sitting in the moonlight

waiting on the tide

Dressed and plumed in Pirate garb

filled with fear inside

Hacking on a coconut

knowing he won't live

the waves are kind and generous

let's see what they can give

He rolls his knickers up a notch

and makes himself a bet

Within a couple of minutes

the ocean pays her debt

"Not much meat ta eat right there"

he tells a tiny crab

as the beastie crawls away

his belly gives a stab

He ventures back into the surf

then glances out to sea

he spies a tidy wooden chest

bobbing wild and free

The box is washed up toward his knees

and he pries the lid apart

inside a Lady Claxton Cake

the way to a pirates heart !

The cake was filled with fruity bits

and honey draped outside

pecans covered in cinnamon bliss

and then our Pirate died

But never fear dear readers

Ms Claxton showed up, too

she took our Pirate to her lair

beneath the ocean blue

Dream Wench June13 2004 Florida