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In Death They Paid Their Bill - The Pirates
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IN DEATH THEY PAID THEIR BILL
 
Through the heavy mists and fog
The ship appeared then vanished
No one knew its origin
Be it Dutch or Spanish
 
Decks were empty yet the sounds
Of music filled the sea
A fiddle, flute, a bodhram
Gave tune so eerily
 
Moon shadows sway between the grey
Veiled phantoms jig and dance
To the rhythms of the waves
Blindly in their  trance
 
In life they spread their terrors
Robbery, murder,rape
Evil pirates, twisted hearts
Disaster in their wake
 
Their hull was filled with plunder
They had their share of drink
A tempst pulled them under
And drowned them in the brink
 
Now they sail through mist and fog
Unware of life
Unware of time
Cursed for spreading strife
 
They live with horrid emptiness
Their hearts encased in stone
Never to forget their sins
They dance on unatoned
 
No hands guide the helm
They sail along at will
Fate as all deserted them
Yet in death, they paid, their bill
 
Pax
A
8/31/06




 
 
 
 


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 Reviews of "In Death They Paid Their Bill - The Pirates"
Reviewed by Jacqueline Marshall (Reader)
Reviewed on September 3, 2006
Love the imagery this poem inspires.

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on September 2, 2006
Shades of Johnny Depp.
Fantastic is too tame a word.

Elizabeth


Reviewed on September 2, 2006
Fantastic combination of verse and pic, Lady A, makes for a chilling adventure, indeed. Yo ho ho! Well done, my friend.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Miss Pandora (Reader)
Reviewed on September 2, 2006
The imagery here is just great...together with the pic. Chilling! I think my boys will love this one!...and I get to throw in a 'moral of the poem' too ;). Fab write. Panda :)

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 2, 2006
Excellent write Anita!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
i really enjoyed this poem ... i could visualize all your wrote ... great job!

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Har Matie, what a flaming tale of the pirates lifes (and death) and a glimpse into the sea of gloom and doom. Love pirate stuff.

Fee

Reviewed by Aberjhani
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Enjoyed this potent blend of terror, legend, and adventure that grips the reader and doesn't let go until the very last word. A great read.
Aberjhani

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Interesting vision of a lonely journey for men who chose the path of piracy on the seas. I feel every mist that rolls in with the distant clang of a pirate's ship gliding through the fog. I've felt the same approach while sitting out on the marches of Ossabaw Sound.
Love,
Susan

Reviewed on September 1, 2006

"In Death They Paid Their Bill - The Pirates"

Wow! as an artist I thoroughly enjoy that artwork!
Henceforth, your read is also interesting.

Take care,
Gwendolyn



Reviewed on September 1, 2006
This one reminds me of all those pirates movies I had seen. Very interesting and haunting indeed!

Sandie Angel :o)

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
You sure can make your topic come to life Anita! This is a haunting piece about pirates and goes well with the DPS cruise ship . Ed will love it.Great stuff!

Eileen

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
This is a fantastic write
most enjoyable
Thanks for sharing


Love & Peace
William

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
The very thought of pirates brings a shiver to my bones, and has. ever since I was a little girl, and my grandpa took me to see Peter Pan on stage. Since that time I have thought of pirates as evil, nasty wretches.(Captain Hook darn near scared the pi** outta me) Great job on this and I hope you are right that they live in a limbo somewhere, paying heavy dues for their sins and evil deeds. Aye, Matey!!
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Since I'm a big pirate buff, I really liked this one, Queenie. And it occurred to me that someone you know very well - Princess Anita - got to meet a very old pirate recently on the Ghost Ship Cruise. If you haven't read it, check out 'It's Time to Party!' Yo Ho Ho!

And now, you have me wanting to watch Pirates of the Caribbean - yet again.

Reviewed by Peter Paton
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Anita

This reminded me of both " The Fog " and the " Marie Celeste "..
Beautifully written in your own inimitable manner, with a moral evident in the thread..
Love the ghoulish graphics

Peter

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
YIKES!

This write immediately reminded me of that old John Carpenter movie "THE FOG" member that one Anita?

Good un ... gave me the chills!

Unity unwavering ...
Richard Lloyd Cederberg

Reviewed by Victor Buhagiar (Reader)
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Well they got their just dessert, didn't they? Lovely poem. We had enough pirates in Malta in the past. Victor


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