Shattered childhood dreams
Let me tell a story, t’was quite some time ago
An event I didn’t want, anyone to know
What started as a lovely evening?
Left me heart broken, deflated and seething.
Deciding on a night out, I scoured the local paper
What caught my eye, a performance at the little theatre?
A live show it was, of pirates on high seas
Being a diehard pirate fan, I figured this would please.
The show was truly awesome, act one then act two
Swashbuckling action, in my seat, I was stuck like glue
Not wanting to move or miss a single scene
What was about to happen, I could never have foreseen
Now as I mentioned earlier, of pirates I’m a fan
Like Long John Silver and his motley little clan
The one I love the most and people thought me weird
That great mariner of wisdom, good old Black Beard.
The curtain rises once again
So far it’s been such a gem
Revealed is the Captains cabin
With a diamond shell on a bed of Jasmine.
Then on a corner table I spied
An item used, so cleverly devised
Ornate brass lantern polished so bright
With interned Bunsen burner projecting soft light.
What happened next caused me great distress
My childhood hero in a layered white dress
I wanted it to stop, my head was spinning
Couldn’t stand the dainty way he was prancing.
Now when he displayed a pretty purple parasol
That’s when I lost, all form of protocol
I ran from the theatre my mind all tattered
Childhood memories left dumped and shattered.
David J Delaney
08/04/2009 ©
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:) Ch'ezza hehe
Given the task with the unique selection of words, all have been masterfully blended into a poem which has all the greatness to stand alone.
Well done mate, awesome!
Stuart