Look at my face, -
see scars of Demelt.
Enormous black beard
woven and lit by matches;
staring back at you.
Feared of reputation,
I reflect in my blade -
a ladies man in style.
With feathered tricorn, hemp
and multiple weapons to hand.
Representing ferocious battles,
and yet no account of killing one;
I use my terrors' edge,
to gain entry of ship;
Steal valuables, gold, food, weapons amd liquor.
Aye; 'tis by rumour alone
we did battle those seas
of 1718 and more.
Notorious our piracy legion lives on,
My handle Black Beard, Teach, Drummond.
I forever a treasured and trusted companion,
historic; now I lay to rest for all to see.
One but rescued, when run aground;
on Queen Annes Revenge,
around Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina Seas.
(c) anaisnais
Author notes
(c) anaisnais
BABY FACE - FOR CONTEST
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You have Pirates down!
Good write poet. I liked it much. You must have studied your pirate history well, or seen the history channel presentation of pirates several times. Good stuff. thank you for your entry.
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im not sure what im doing on this site yet? Point system etc... but this poem was fun... interesting subject choice too!
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good, and interesting subject choice too.
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ARRRRRRR!! Avast ye scallywags and swab me decks or I'll toss ya to the sharks! Hahaharharharhar!
Sorry, I was having a pirate moment. On to the serious part of the comment: It was good. It fowed nicely, it told a good story, and it was about pirates! What more could I ask for? -
hehe...draws quite a picture in mind!
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with the title i was set in school days in a history lesson, blakbeard the teacher giving an account of the days of old on the seven seas, a good flowing poem.
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Well done
AWESOME. A real Pirate poem -
This was really nice. good luck in the contest. D.
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Hello.
Well I know next to nothing about Blackbeard, so I had to google him for some info. Your writing presents the facts well, as well as having a bit of an in your face attitude, which starts off with the first line, "Look at my face". Your personification of him presents a dare devil, swashbuckling (had to be there, hahaha), archetypal pirate, which from the little I have read seems he would have been the template. A well written and researched piece. Best of luck in the contest.
My regards.
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okay...i absolutely LOVe pirates...this is a superb write you have here, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Thanks so much for sharing this, and for taking the time to enter my contest,
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Wonderful
Hey dear, this is wonderful take on that prompt indeed. you must have worked very hard on this.. the words and the clarity shows your interest on the personification feature as a whole. I am really sorry that I had to close the contest before this wonderful entry and I'm glad that you shared this wonderful piece with me. I love personifcation and shall be hosting another contests on it soon and I'll not forget to invite you.
For now.. good luck in this contest and good wishes
-Neha
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brilliant,,anna. you bring the high seas and treachery right to our hearts, keep writing xxx
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wow..what an awesome account of Blackbeard and his link to Britain and the US..your history is impeccable..as is your flow and imagery..thanx so much for sharing this delightful write..blessings my sweet sister..namaste..
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