The Campfire

THE CAMPFIRE Throughout all the worlds in days of olde Around the campfire legends were told From the sinking of galleons in various seas That were laden with treasure and un found for years To the Dutchman’s reef through word is told Believed to be illusive and full of gold Where many have searched and looked to gain But perished through hardship in the unforgiving terrain And through the flickering flames that danced at night Captured was the soul in sheer delight And the worries of the world were solved by some Through the bottom of a tankard once filled with rum And bathed in warmth from heat and ale Stories became legend amidst myth and tale wrapped in warmth against the cold Around the camp fire these tales are told Of bravery and deeds renown And ghostly beings that roamed faraway towns Like the ghost that sat at Fisherman’s Bend Pointing to the creek where his life did end Around the campfire bathed in warmth and light All manner of tales are shared through the night