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A ruthless pirate called Albert McSheel Got caught and offered his captors a deal A framed map of his treasure His parrot for good measure And a promise to never again steal. A month later he was back on the sea He had lied and was robbing ruthlessly And while McSheel was asleep Two hidden trackers did beep A drone soon put an end to his crime spree. Written on 10th April 2019 For Pirate Themed Limerick Poetry Contest. Sponsored by Tania Kitchin. Both stanzas 10/10/7/7/10.

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 4/24/2019 7:33:00 AM

Quite a tale! Well done Tom!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/24/2019 10:15:00 AM

Thank you P.S. Tom

Eve Roper

Date: 4/18/2019 9:55:00 PM

Back with congratulations. I like this one ... Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/19/2019 1:59:00 AM

Thank you Eve, I wish you a happy Easter too. Tom

Tania Kitchin

Date: 4/16/2019 4:58:00 PM

Tom, I enjoyed your witty limerick, congratulations on your winning placement!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/17/2019 1:24:00 AM

Thank you very much Tania, as usual it attracted some brilliant entries. Thanks too for hosting. Tom.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 4/16/2019 12:57:00 PM

Good one, sorry he had to lose his parrot.. Enjoyed and congrats. BG

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/16/2019 1:01:00 PM

Thank you Barbara, he didn't have much of a choice lol. Tom.

Joseph May

Date: 4/16/2019 12:42:00 PM

Lol... That will take out the cross bones!...Congrats on your win Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/16/2019 12:44:00 PM

You're right there Joseph lol. Tom

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/15/2019 8:24:00 AM

I enjoyed giving this one another read.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/15/2019 12:32:00 PM

Thank you Richard. Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 4/14/2019 7:17:00 AM

This is REALLY good, Tom. Maps and drones--fabulous! Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/14/2019 8:14:00 AM

Thank you Janice, old meets the new, Tom

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 4/14/2019 3:33:00 AM

Excellent poem and penned well. Thanks for sharing it.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/14/2019 8:11:00 AM

Thank you Ravi, happy you liked it. Tom

Swetha Vangaveti

Date: 4/14/2019 1:35:00 AM

Splendid :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/14/2019 2:09:00 AM

Thanks Swetha, live by the sword you die by it. Tom

CayCay Jennings

Date: 4/13/2019 4:38:00 PM

You did cool limericks befitting the pirate contest. Great job. Limericks don't easily come to me so I don't know if I'll enter the contest, I may just continue to enjoy entries such as yours. CayCay

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 4:44:00 PM

Thanks CayCay, when I first done them I didn't know you had to follow a syllable pattern but soon picked up when getting n/a,s for it lol.

Jan Allison

Date: 4/13/2019 4:10:00 PM

what a perfect picture to go with the poem Tom, sadly pirates come in many different disguises:-( the captcha is cur lol :-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 4:28:00 PM

Thanks Jan, the parrot and cutlass may.have gone but you're right they're still about. I was looking for a pic of a drone and came across that one, it was perfect. Tom.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/13/2019 2:07:00 PM

- As always ... I'm late to congratulate ... (sorry I have not been on "soup" this week) - Two great limerick ... all will be revealed ... maybe it's the end of robbers :) - Best wishes in the contest, Tom :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 3:52:00 PM

Thanks Sunshine, no apologies needed.I hope you are okay. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/13/2019 1:58:00 PM

Oh I like these limericks so much Tom - Pirates and drones - old and new - although pirates actually do exit up in Coastal North Africa - they hijack shipping containers and luxury yachts for ransom! They are in fact ruthless Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2019 4:10:00 PM

they are ruthless criminals Jennifer and sadly innocent lives are lost die to their criminal activities:-(

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 3:50:00 PM

Thanks Jennifer, oh yeah the modern pirate, Captain Phillips comes to mind. There is nothing glamourous about them at all. Tom.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 4/13/2019 1:41:00 PM

thanks for coming around, tom.. happy weekend!...huggs

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 3:48:00 PM

Thanks Nette, and to you too. Tom

Paul Callus

Date: 4/13/2019 4:58:00 AM

Your ruthless pirate was no match for modern technology, Tom!! Enjoyed your double limerick:) Regards // paul

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 11:48:00 AM

Thanks Paul, yes modern technology has its uses, we moan about CCTV etc but when its used to fight crime we can't really complain. Tom.

Honestly J.T.

Date: 4/12/2019 10:47:00 PM

Cool poem -JT

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 12:07:00 AM

Thank you J.T. ,happy you liked it. Tom.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 4/12/2019 7:36:00 PM

G'day Tom … Gee; drones have been around longer than I thought. A pair of great well written limericks Tom - well done Matey - Lindsay

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 12:07:00 AM

Thank you very much Lindsay, hope all's well. Tom.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/12/2019 5:11:00 PM

well done, Tom. You put a lot of work into this little pirate tale. Also I am here to say thanks for your congratulations to me at the blog . See you after next Tuesday!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/13/2019 12:06:00 AM

Thank you Andrea, What a great honour for you, I hope you have a fantastic time in Arizona. Tom.