Best Pillaged Poems

My strides left shallow imprints 'pon a sandy shore
Gulls cried out in alarm and swarmed cornflower skies
My thoughts turned to Avalon of King Arthur's lore
while dawn broke as an amber yoke in morn's sunrise

I shielded my eyes from the sea's shimmering waves
sauntering restlessly with a...

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I heard echoes of scurrilous snarls, 
from my conscience as it spoke
contemptible remarks aimed at me.
What shame those words delivered.

"Fatuous one, why does your hand quiver,
mimicking the trembling lips of a child in fear?
You dare call yourself a poet, 
but you're nothing more than a...

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Twisted we are, staring at ourselves
Dusty on our sky scraping shelves
Reviling the imp that stares back at us
trading in love for the plunders of lust,
For idiots we must be
To cleave to a society
That dictates our pockets' depth and our heart's reach
To invite the water into...

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My neighbor is a pirate of fame
Who sailed and pillaged from Maine to Spain

I once heard his old parrot mimic 
Phrases common to a pirate’s gimmick.

I saw his long broadsword and musket
Looking quite time-worn, used and rustic.	  

He has a plumed hat, spy glass,...

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