Changing Tack
...Enrolling as a pirate is much harder than it seems,
You’ll need to speak in present tense and chase your wildest dreams.
Well, once you’ve trained a parrot and been measured for your hook,
You ha...
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Categories:
cutlass, anger, boat, endurance, pollution,
Form: Rhyme
What are these Roman Africaaaaaaaaan?
...May be guns are self-explanatory
for already something is something
or cute cutlass and one local farmer
hoe or digger?
or somehow a carpenter hammer
or nail?.
The reason may ...
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Categories:
cutlass, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
The Out-Shuffling of Stars and Witches and Angels
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My hand splits the deck, divides the weight
of galaxies and shadows, halves of fate.
At a drive-in, the Cutlass grows hot; glass bursts
like safety-grade stars scattered between laps,
a...
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Categories:
cutlass, allusion, america, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
No Pirate’s Lament
...When the ocean’s calm and shiny it be joyous to behold
When the spyglass sights Port Royal there be good rum to be sold
When a pirate holds the spyglass and his ship be filled of gold
Might he tak...
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Categories:
cutlass, sea,
Form: Rhyme
PIRATE PETE
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Pirate Pete
Pirate Pete sails his ship
Across the seven seas,
He`ll plunder loot and pillage
And bring you to your knees.
His fearsome ship the Mary Jane
Named after both his wives,
Their ...
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Categories:
cutlass, adventure, boat, fantasy, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Captain Alanna
...There is a little Pirate Girl,
Her name is Captain Alanna,
She wears a Jolly Roger on her hat,
And she loves bananas.
She sails on a Pirate ship,
Across oceans and seas,
Swashbuckling and hunt...
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Categories:
cutlass, character, fun, granddaughter, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
Captains Suspicions
...There are pelican prints on this map the suspicious sea captain said.
We all denied seeing a fowl using his desk, for we wanted our heads.
He had a cutlass and was not afraid to use it on any of us...
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Categories:
cutlass, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Pirate Ship
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Once upon a time,
A pirate ship came to mind.
Large and flowing,
With figure head all knowing.
Leading the ship day and night,
Into the latest pirate fight.
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Categories:
cutlass, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
her's slip'd on she in mate's slops
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Yarrrrr
'course I know'd
my purty wanted tuh sail wit
her corsair
she be no landlubber
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Categories:
cutlass, adventure, allegory, character, courage,
Form: Epyllion
Dreams 101
...her heart was pounding
there was a knife at her throat
she knew she was going to be murdered
her mouth refused to open to scream
worst nightmare ever
he was full of pride
having shown his lov...
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Categories:
cutlass, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Pirate Captain Suspects Pelican Pete
...There are pelican prints on this map the suspicious sea captain said.
We all denied seeing a fowl using his desk, for we wanted our heads.
He had a cutlass and was not afraid to use it on any of us...
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Categories:
cutlass, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
but not gutless
...my throat could be cut
open guts, but not gutless
with crystal cutlass
the tongue might be bold and wise
rain pours from skies; no disguise
...
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Categories:
cutlass, courage, dark,
Form: Tanka
Thrust and Slash
...THRUST AND SLASH
A sword in a scabbard, hung from the belt
For the Teutonic Knights, it costs much geld
Heated and tempered but it does not melt
Most blades are l straight and double sided
Eas...
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Categories:
cutlass, war,
Form: Rhyme
Trinidad
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I
Remember when days were long
and all de children do is play,
or how de burnin sun hot like fire
and snow cone all melt away
when I was jus a lad in Trinida...
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Categories:
cutlass, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Blue Range
...On Diego Martin lowlands time passes
slowly with such dear fancy not yet dimmed,
licking the sticky raw cane molasses,
the pulp and juice of the plump tamarind.
Eating pomerac and julie m...
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Categories:
cutlass, childhood, nostalgia,
Form: Sonnet
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