Pirate Poems

pirate sought by females

looter marauder
a freebooting buccaneer
plundering pirate

pish posh thievery
pillaging provoking
sought by females

Meeting Captain Gary Bee a Pirate

Every pirate west of the Caribbean had heard of Captain Gary Bee.
He was reputed to be way younger than the next captain at twenty-three.
We were anxious to meet him, so we invited him to tea.
He strutted in with short pants, that barely covered up a knee.

It is rude to ask pirate captains their age, so

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 have to plough through pages of the health and safety book.

The pointed end’s the bow, whilst your rudder’s near the aft,
Our crow’s

Thar Be Treasure

Hie thee now by warning taught
The path ahead be peril fraught
Each breath taken carried past
Each step taken counted last
To strive against such dangers rife
Tis better chance the falling knife
For what portends from grand emprise
By hazards wroth may be surmised
That loot awaits at ventures end
For those whom Deaths hand doth forfend
But take thee heed and be

watch out for wenches on pirate ships

The wench was eagerly thrown overboard
Why did you do that? I asked Captain McCord
That dolly said a pumpkin is an overgrown gourd
The wench sprang from the sea carrying a sword
Became the new pirate queen after slaying McCord

Poor Pirate Polly

There once was a pirate who was bored
so she went for a walk and explored.
A patch on both eyes 
and no warning cries
she walked herself straight off of board.

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 take a wife and buy some rum and stay there till he’s old

But a pirate ain’t for settling down

PIRATE PETE

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 figure heads adorn the bow
To protect the sailors lives.

Three square rigged masts
With sails as dark as night,
The Jolly Rodger flies above
And a crew that’s fit to fight.

Vagabonds and

Old Woodbeard

argh 
the wooden pirate
with a real leg
‘pon his left shoulder
not a parrot but a peg

argh
his ship inverted
sailed ‘neath the wave
and in his treasure chest
was a craggy cave

argh
he roared with rum
empty barrels were full
his flag was white
black bones and skull

argh
the flag though ripped
caught on his hook
but not for a hand
‘twas ‘stead of a foot

argh
he roamed the

Get Away from the Bow

she has an ethereal ambiance
not of this earth, the pirates say
this does not keep them from staring
she is a gorgeous wench,
worth the trouble she might bring

get away from the bow, the captain warns
she is a siren, dangerous, not of this earth
she can do damage you will not quickly see
with that golden hair and that luscious

Nora the Pirate Queen is Rather Mean

She had blue eyes, but she was mean
I am speaking of Nora, the pirate queen
She tried to recruit the cousins, including me
I ran from her, for she was always nasty you see

I heard the only recruits that she could find
Was one willing dog and a cat who used to be mine
The cat was mean too,

Pirate's Gold

I went on a journey across the land,
until I got to the beach with it's golden sand.
I was not here for sandcastles and a splash
I've come to collect some more sea-glass.

Some of it is pretty and colourful, but I prefer the black
I want to get as much as possible before I head back.
Black Sea-glass is

Run Aground

Run Aground

Arr, Matey! Me ship has run aground,
In this shallow world, I search for character, but none to be found.
Through me spyglass, a foggy, distant world, unclear,
This incessant devil bird squawking in me ear.
A chest full of silver, gold, and jewels galore,
But what I treasure most is a love forevermore.

be your pirate queen self

fearlessly pursue your glorious inner pirate.
Be your pirate queen self.
Without excuses
without explanation
without apology

live the life you were meant to live
set sail on the eight sea
turn your compass toward a life of joy

Pirate Penguin is new to the Captain Game

Pirate penguin had a song in his oversized heart
It was singing and chiming in a new kind of art.
He investigated the plank and laughed with a lark.
Now we wait for a crocodile, he said to first mate McBark.

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