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Pirate Tale

To the ship they row Pirates Pete and Bo Sea prowess to show Sailing! Argh! They proudly crow Greeting all they know With a 'Yo-ho-ho' Hailing! Sea terrors, heigh-ho! Stolen treasures stow Overboard men throw Quailing! Storm winds fiercely blow Apprehensions grow Enemy adds woe Trailing... Formidable foe Tragic overthrow Sad, their ship's death-throe Failing! Sloshing to and fro Amid undertow Down and down they go Flailing! Out the waters flow Bath-time over, so Out the pirates go Wailing! Another attempt at a Lai poem... still not sure whether I'm getting it right, but either way, it was fun! ;D

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/15/2019 6:55:00 PM

well, I never heard of Lai poem but by the pattern I am seeing, it sure looks like you did it right. GREAT how you put it all together.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/15/2019 10:49:00 PM

Thank you so much, my friend! ;)

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/2/2019 6:54:00 PM

Those little pirates have fantastic imaginations, wonder what other adventures they'll have?

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/2/2019 11:01:00 PM

I was actually thinking of the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip when I wrote about their 'formidable foe' (the Mom coming in to end their splashing fun)... as it often showed the little boy imagining his parents or teachers as some kind of enemy (alien, dinosaur, etc...). So true to childhood! ;D

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/27/2019 6:43:00 AM

Rhona, I have no idea what a Lai poem is, but this was fun to read, and you know I am all "about" pirates, and yo-ho-hoing! So of course I adore this one.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 2/27/2019 12:35:00 PM

Argh, me matey! ;D (Thank you, my soul sister!)

Silent One

Date: 2/27/2019 2:54:00 AM

That is great story telling Rhona, not heard of a lai poem before.. thanks for sharing..

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 2/27/2019 12:34:00 PM

Thank you so much!! ;)