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Ahoy, mate! Me crew and I recently published a new book, "Raising Black Flags," ISBN 978-0-615-25535-4, Blackbead Books, 2008. It's an anthology of over forty poems and images devoted to a celebration of the legends, lore, and tales of pirates, privateers, buccaneers, mermaids, and life and death at sea! Here be a sample of the work included in the book. It's a poem from the point of view of a captain who has just lost their ship. It's called . . .
Farewell, Brave Lion
I took you from a Spanish captain,
Back in seventeen-oh-two,
I knew it was your maiden voyage:
Your sails were still brand new.
You handled like an Irish racehorse,
Headstrong but steady and true,
And with the slightest breezes
There was nothing I couldn’t ask of you.
You managed fourteen cannon
Without giving up a knot
And in every fight but the last one
You gave better than you got.
It was my mistake to fight a carrack
With a twenty-four gun array
And now you lie forever
‘Neath the blue of Santiago Bay.
It’s been years since first I boarded you,
Now your sailing days are through,
Your guns have all gone silent:
I finally asked too much of you.
Stephen Sanders
©2008
If ye be interested in reading more, drop me a line and we can parley! Thanks for your interest!!
Blackbead
Master of the "Adventure"
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RE: "Raising Black Flags"
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Jan 7 2009, 10:34 AM EST
Glad ye liked it, mate! For more like this, check out the book "Raising Black Flags" that is cited in the original post. Or, check out me blog at http://www.everypoet.net/poetry/. Or just go to www.Blackbead-jewelry.com!
Thanks again! Blackbead
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