He’s sailed around the seven seas
with plumed hat, sword and swagger
he’s crossed the oceans, plumbed the depths
in search of golden treasure.
Hail me hearties, brave and true
he stands with dagger raised
as maidens swoon and young men cheer
he doffs his hat to all.
Now stranded on a distant shore
on an island far away
the last man of his crew alive
he scans the seas each day.
But finally, a ship appears
the Captain’s surely saved
with heaps of gold and strings of pearls
there’s much he has to offer.
Once more he sails across the seas
with plumed hat, sword and dagger
and rues the day he set a course
for Blackbeard’s Isle of Treasure.
Image credit: Tumisu @ Pixabay
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #95 photo prompt.
The image shows a pirate with treasure chest on one open page of a book and a ship on the other. Random alphabets are scattered in the space in between..
I love this, Chris! Similar thoughts crossed my mind when I saw the prompt. Excellent take!
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I’m so pleased you liked my little piece of swashbuckling, Punam. 🏴☠️
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❤️❤️
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What a lovely poetic Pirate tale Chris..😊😊😊
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Thanks, Mich! Glad you liked my little high seas tale. ⚓🌊
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Got Pirates of the Caribbean vibes from this poem! Great immersive gem, Chris 🙂
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Close enough, Tom! Pleased you enjoyed it. 🏴☠️😀
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I love your take on this prompt Chris. It’s fun and imaginative and we can roam the seas and have adventure with your captain. Thanks for joining in my friend
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Great prompt pic, Sadje… a life on the ocean wave! 🌊
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Thanks Chris.
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I’m usually not a great Pirate story fan but I would be if they were like how you wrote this.
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Yes, me too
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Thanks, Gary! I might raise that Jolly Roger again sometime. 😉🏴☠️🦜
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
Reblog; A fun poem from Chris Hall in response to WDYS # 95!
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Thanks so much for sharing the fun, my friend!
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You’re always welcome my friend
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This is a cool poem Chris! I loved it! ❤
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Thanks, Carol! Please you enjoyed it. 🙂
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This is delightful! Great work Chris 🙂
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Thank you kindly, V.
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Welcome!
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This is so much fun, I loved it 😀
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This reminded me of Pirates of the Carribbean. Loved your take, Chris 😃
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Thanks, Shweta! Yes, a little nod to Captain Jack. 🙂
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A pirate and his treasure, great poem.
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I couldn’t resist! 🙂
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Perfect poetic take on the prompt Chris. You can work on this to develop into a full fledged novel, I am sure it’ll be fascinating !!
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Ha ha, don’t tempt me, Radhika! Although it could be a contender for a weekly flashfic series. I’ve never written about pirates before. 🙂
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You’ve done a very good job Chris. Go for it 👍🏻😊
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😊🙏I’ll be getting to it…🦜
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both a pirate and the flexible ubiquotous priest are lebanese!
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🏴☠️😲
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whooooooooooooosh!
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Love the rhythm infused in these lines – like a pirate ship on the ocean. You’ve definitely captured the pirate’s sentiments. Sounds like you might know a bit about finding treasure yourself? 😉
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Thanks, Irma! My treasure hunting is confined to fiction… (so far). 🌈
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This is a fun one! As others have said, I love the rhythm to it. And I’m glad he got rescued, that’s always a plus! 🏴☠️
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Oh yes, he need to live to fight another day! 🙂
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Awargh!!! A wonderful pirate poem ye wrote, Chris. Hahmm I really liked this poem!
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My thanks to ye, kind sir! *curtseys*
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Haha! Pirates are so much fun!
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😀 😀
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My dad would have loved reading this poem to me when I was little.
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I bet he did a brilliant pirate voice!
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Of course he did! My little brother and I wouldn’t let him get away with anything less.
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😀 🏴☠️🦜
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Keeping a weather eye on the horizon.
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You know a bit about life on the ocean wave, don’t you, Matthew!
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Haha there’s few things as compelling as a good nautical yarn!
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This is a lively and rollicking poem, Chris.
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I wanted to write something a bit more jolly!
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This took me back to Treasure Island and Crusoe, such a wonderful and evocative experience.
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I’m pleased you enjoyed it Paul. I like a little swashbuckle from time to time. 😉
(I see you’ve been away – wondered where you were)
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Yes, I love a swashbuckle too. I had planned to post an away note, but by the time I remembered I was out of net coverage – lol.
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You are forgiven! ;D
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O good, sigh 🙂
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😊🤣
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When naught we canna adventure true,
We’ll have to stay afloat
By imaginations’ words that ye did brew –
From that Captain an’ his paper boat!
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Love it, Jules!
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Arrg! ~ but in a good way!!
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Very nice ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you 🙏
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You are welcome
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Hi
Beautiful tough written you.
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Thanks 🙏
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U are most welcome. 👈
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Wonderful take Chris. Loved the rhythm and the last moral. 💜🙏🏾
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Thanks, Jude, that was a fun one! I need a little lightness in my life 🙂
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Hehe, in contrast I’m exercising going deep because of invoking and understanding my characters 😌
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That’s a really good strategy, Jude. ✍✍✍
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