Thomas Mansfield Poet Narrative

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My dedication to the untiring people who are involved in the erection and maintenance of the "Black Pearl" Ship, in New Brighton, England (Google it or look it up in Facebook: The Black Pearl, New Brighton). Read my later poems' explanation for a more detail on why a person can't NOT write about this thing... :)

Black Pearl Pirate Ship Versus Hurricane Bertha

Black Pearl Pirate Ship versus Hurricane Bertha
August 9th 2014.

Liverpool was a mighty port
New Brighton stood by Perch Rock Fort
The Black Pearl sat on Wirral sands and stone
And against Hurricane Bertha stood alone
Bertha howled and shrieked anew
A massive wind that blew and blew
Waves and tides lashed at Black Pearl 
But could not unseat this ungainly girl
Her wood and flotsam together held 
As the hurricane's fury unfurled
And threw at her all that it had 
But could not wrest Pearl from her pad
Earlier Pearls had sadly succumbed
To other winds and tides and storms
But this Black Pearl finally won
And Wirral's wonder remained undone
Noddy and his motley crew
Had taken precautions and had paid their due
And now as calm is once more restored
Everyone can get on board
Fix her up for all the kids to see
(From 2 years old to seventy)

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Pardy Mupfumbu March 20, 2019 at 10:43 PM nicely penned!