Long Around the horn Poems

The First Thanksgiving (Sept. 3, 1578)

The shortest distance to Cathay 1
(Land of riches: silks, teas and spices)
Lay to the north to the South Sea. 2
Didn’t Barlow tell the King, 3
Was reserved for England.

The routes ‘round...

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Mystique Lady and the Unicorn  (collaboration ~NIKKO)

by: NIKKO

An invisible string was created from the beginning of time,
it is wound around my horn, and bound to your heart
Invincible.
Each time your heart beats, you tug at...

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I was drifting west through old Wyoming,
to see if ranches were hiring,
it had been some weeks since I’d gotten work,
sought a new scene to see what it might bring.

I was somewhere just east of Yellowstone,
the...

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An invisible string was created from the beginning of time,
it is wound around my horn, and bound to your heart
Invincible.
Each time your heart beats, you tug at this string,
drawing me closer to you

You are unaware...

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I was chosen before my time.
Listen very close this is not just a rhyme.
My life was known before I was born yet,
Time had to come around the horn.
Now I am here with a job to...

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Life is oh so Short
                              ...

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How some students grew up on the Computor? 
and can't function in the real world right click the bus mommy and place it at the 
stop it is taking much too long to come around...

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In the fall of 1803,
The good ship, “The Queen Ann’s Knees”
Sailed out on the bounding seas.
Out of sight of the land
The captain looked grand
As with little ado
He spoke to his crew:
“Men, I’ve nothing to hide!
You...

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For This Is The Story, An Old Poet Sought Not To Miss
 (Part One)

I've ate Eden's last apple, coveted Jason's* golden fleece
chained myself in caverns of darkness, begging no release
refused mighty crowns of power, fed...

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Now lady fair watched Segundo walk beams
and she felt shudder go up spine with sight.
This Segundo, with balance fine it seems,
walked rails as he walked colonnade just right.
Bald male, now making conversation light,
asked Jose simple...

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Fruits Of War's Futility, Death And Destruction

As glittering spit falls upon hot rocks
rare gemstones melt into a frigid sea
ailing ships lay about three fallen docks
hummingbird chases a dozen honeybees
irreparable desert begs sullen sky
for some rain,...

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I wanted to see sailing ships again so I went to Dana Point  last week to revisit  the Brig Pilgrim, gift from Denmark to the United States honoring  Henry Richard Dana’s voyage...

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In a town down in Texas,
Lived a man in a tree.
He used to be a Sailor,
And spent his life at sea.

After twelve years of service,
His fate cruely got him.
When sailing around the Horn,
His ship went...

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All around the horn and neatly placed inside.
A battle of the fittest, a chance to seek a bride.
The mythical Cornucopia, a consecrated piece.
Sought by all the Gods, a broken horn from a beast.

A cheat became...

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My ship is set to sail next morn
We are headed around Cape Horn 

Can’t say I welcome this trip much
Ten thousand leagues or somewhat such

Liverpool  to Shanghai for tea
British Sterling’s the master key

The world...

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Since Brig Copenhagen was only four 
days out of Liverpool, there remained some
distance to cover. Because it was more
nearer winter bad weather had to come.
Ship needed to reef sails before they tore.   ...

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A Month of Sundays

Sunday I had a dream 
And Monday I had to work
Tuesday I shone a beam
Wednesday nowhere to park
Thursday I shed a tear
Friday wept alone in the dark
Saturday was full of fear
Sunday I...

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This is a Rosarian Sonnet in pentameter


I wanted to see a new sailing ship.
To Dana Point I went, just a short trip,
I toured  the Brig Pilgrim, gift from Denmark
to the United States honoring great
Henry...

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