Across old brigantine vestige ships shell,
spray briny blues wind zephyr spoon-drift mist
where below, in floating forecastle hell,
sailors carved scrimshaw in boredoms midst.
Whale teeth canvass art, old salt renditions;
pen knife stories of whalers conditions.
Rugged times, wooden ships and billowed sails,
"Nantucket slay rides," ocean breeze and whales.
Author notes
Prompt: Ocean breeze
Heroic Rispetto written in iambic pentameter, (10 syllable lines , 5 metric feet)
rhyme scheme is ABAB CCDD
Photo credit:
TWO BROTHERS (right)
Scrimshaw on 5” (12.6 cm) sperm whale tooth.
Built in 1816, refitted as whaler in 1831 in New Bedford MA and worked until 1864. Done from plans purchased from New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Collection of Thomas Wells, IACH, ASMA
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A very intresting style and very well written.
Thank you for your entry and good luck in the contest.
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tried to change the typo in the title but my
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This is why I love hosting these contest I learn so much this is a beautiful form love the flow ... the imagery is outstanding a story told to boot love the authors notes great writing skills here thank you for entering...
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oh i have a heroic one in files, thanks for the comment then it suprised me as it was not in a contest lol hehehe
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Your Prompt will be: Ocean Breeze ~
take it wherever you wish and good luck -
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THANK YOU
I will give it a whirl
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