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Captain Arcaro
Gallop vapor folded aluminum mare resonator Sun spits decorative decimals bleeding metal Scatter the hourglass pearl crown tidewater brine dusk Tongue sings driftwood bone galleys Captain Arcaro flew sideways through time, his boots full of fishbones, his teeth tuned to minor seventh. The geese were his crew— not honking but howling, in saxophone wails and accordion rhythms. Their wings left chalk outlines on the...

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Categories: captain, africa, allegory, america, animal,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member why did not the captain heed the warning
mutiny warning adventure on the high seas captain walks the plank...

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Categories: captain, fantasy,
Form: Senryu



captain
Like a bloodstain she refuses to be cleaned off my memory Nightmares are the only time I see her Lost thoughts the only time I hear her A siren in the city singing a song a longing Pulling overboard the ship I thought I had made I am no adonis I am no odysseus To be in the legends of fables...

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Categories: captain, absence, analogy, beautiful, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Threads of Thoughts
Threads of Thoughts threads of thoughts ever trail my mind as a companion that never leaves me lonely as I stroll along the corridors of life in the stillness of solitude in the midst of the multitude at the break of dawn during sunshine of the day in the dim shadows of twilight and darkness of night as a moment without thought I cannot be...

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Categories: captain, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member captain sullys predicament
geese in the flight path astounded startled pilot remnants of sully...

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Categories: captain, history,
Form: Senryu



Captain America's Accidental Assault
Cap'n Rogers, a star-spangled gent, Whose shield off a baddie was sent. With a "Heavens to Betsy!" He'd flatten your jetski, Then apologize, "Sorry, I meant..." ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: captain, character, film, fun, hilarious,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member My Father's Dream
My Father's Dream A wide and vast horizon beckons me to enter there where oceans echo ancestral voices and gulls paint images in the air. The Saxons and Angles, Hansas and Norse of Hamburg, Oslo, Kiel and Gdansk flows through my blood where the sea is my home. Father, do you miss never having lived your dream of sailing around...

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Categories: captain, age, america, beauty, dad,
Form: Free verse
Captain Miller : The First Black Tiger
In the shadowed dawn of distant days, Where echoes whispered of lost ways, There stood a name, etched deep in lore, Captain Miller, amidst the roar. A soldier forged from fire and flame, Bound to cause, beyond mere name, With eyes that held grief and pride, For lands and lives, for those who died. Steel and sorrow marked his path, Through broken fields, through...

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Categories: captain, conflict, suicide, tamil,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Interrogation
"I would rather be on a leaky ship that is mine, than aboard a more seaworthy vessel going where I don't wish it to go"—Poet's alter ego Yes, I know what I’m doing I’m the master of my fate The captain of the sinking ship Seeking harbor in ports whether safe or rocky With gusto I plow through uncharted frontiers Why...

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Categories: captain, angst, character, crazy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Old Sea Captain
It was not a dark and stormy night and the captain was not on the deck of his ship. He was at the old Spanish Inn at a table by himself. I asked him what he was eating. He said, "Tuna on rye, coleslaw and a mug of beer." He was furiously writing something on a paper napkin. "When it's...

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Categories: captain, sea, writing,
Form: Free verse
First Encounter
Fierce winds blow across the Atlantic tide, Colder she gets the rougher she'll ride, In matt'r minutes a chill to the bone, Few dare sail her northern zone, Far north the whaling be done, Colder in account for the miss'n sun, The currents below just twist and swell, Above her frozen by a northenly gale, Sails drawn, busting through crests, A captain in hope...

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Categories: captain, boat, fishing, imagery, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
Hold Fast
"Hold fast, don't let the lines slip", The ropes tighten around the mast of the ship, A salty Captain grasps the wooden helm, Waves rip on the horizon, his realm, Quartermaster yells "Storm heading northwest by west", White knuckled the captain shrugs as though a jest, "Hold fast Boys! This'll be a rough ride", The crew gazed upon the captain with pride, From...

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Categories: captain, boat, courage, death, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Hooray for Captain Spaulding
Hooray for Captain Spaulding... though he played only a cameo role helping me secure corrective eyewear I sport mucho gratitude to all parties involved including the missus, cuz she needed to shuttle me to and from hither and yon, wherever I needed to go, cuz entire bill paid (including thorough examinations and lenses - the frames repurposed from one used many moons ago) courtesy AETNA Medicare Advantra in...

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Categories: captain, 2nd grade, adventure, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Yo Ho Ho Lets Let Judy be Captain
Judy’s catchy enthusiasm galvanized our pirate crew so we set sail down the seven seas, ocean blue yo-ho-ho- we sang loudly, merry and gay other fearsome pirate ships moved out of our way excitement permeated our mission, our spirits high we kissed all our hardships, doubts and do nots goodbye stirred up, we were filled with crazy amounts of joy and...

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Categories: captain, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Captain Nate Part 1
Aye, aye! Said the Captain, who spoke on his date, He spoke on his date to his very first mate, His very first mate, the lady Miss Tate, The very first lady to say he was great! Yes, yes, my dear Captain, whose first name is Nate, Yes, yes, to the fact that I like...

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Categories: captain, adventure, betrayal, crazy, fate,
Form: Rhyme

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