Keith Bickerstaffe Poet Quatrain

Sea Wolves

Galleons on uncharted oceans,
paradigms of pirate greed,
hijackers both vile and shameless,
honest merchantmen take heed!

Storied legends blaze through history,
rape and pillage mark the sway of
buccaneers hell bent on mayhem,
cannons blast in fierce array.

Without compassion for a compass,
murderously resolute,
they take no prisoners, show no mercy,
sack the sea lanes, dissolute.

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Matthew Anish January 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM Nice pirate poem! You might want to hit the website Men Tell No Tales.com for books and pirate - related items! Thanks for your kind words! Yours Matthew Anihs

January 14, 2009 at 4:22 PM Nice use of rhyme that works well with the theme. Fitting title. Thank you for sharing this creative poem with us and for your kind comments on my epigram. Keep on writing! Have a nice day. Karen

Alison Dey January 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM Keith...I love this!! x

Robin L. Gass January 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM Another example of excellence in poetry, Keith. The rhyme and rhythm are perfect and the imagery is vivid. I know I say it often, but I must (and will) say it again, your diversity with which you write is wonderful. With the knowledge you possess you touch on such a wide variety of subjects. I am in awe of your talent and you are always an inspiration to me. Well done, as always! Love and blessings, Robin

Michelle Mac Donald January 9, 2009 at 6:18 AM Ohoy, there Matey!:) Oh my, sounds to me like more Calamity! Love this, "compassion for a compass", would make the bearings way easier to take. In truth, I don't think Jolly Rogers had been so terribly jolly, do you? Oh la, true to the à la Bickerstaffe form of poetry...outstanding, as always! Hope you'll have the most wonderfully great new year, Keith! God bless you and yours! Love, Mikki

Kristin Reynolds January 9, 2009 at 3:18 AM Yikes! I wish to sail around the world one day, and these and sharks are my only fear! well done poem on these arg - sea wolves! love, Kristin

Raul Moreno January 9, 2009 at 12:58 AM Nice work and nice title...Raul