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The Pirates Wife

The mighty wooden ship awaits,

the pirate and his *****                  

The massive sails and spinnakers bold

pondering seven seas.

 

Adventure beckons, be still my heart,

adrenalin rushing forth.

My pirate blood, from birth doth flood

my veins with plunderous thoughts.

 

But hark, my beloved approaches now

With chest of clothes abundant

She says we must first speak of things

so as not to be redundant.

 

“Before we leave dry land, I must confess

of second thoughts about our new address.

A secret that I’m holding must be shared:

…..I am a little scared.

 

Sea legs, I’ve none, nor a stomach strong.

Even my sense of direction is mostly wrong.

I’m just hoping that as your Pirate queen,

….. I do not turn green.

 

You’d love to sail away beyond far horizons,

though, if you must know, I cannot roam

further than my cell phone plan,

…..which is Verizon.  

 

Oh let me think this through a minute,

My love, my one eyed wonder

To sail the earth to see the world

To steal and maim and plunder

Sounds like fun, but when we’re done -

I’ve broken my nails

On those ********* sails

and I don’t know my stern from my bow

 

My teacher of Zen

will want to know when

my monthly bill will be paid, anyhow.

So I think I must stay, oh and by the way,

Have the boatswain untie the cable

And get me that yawl or I swear I will crawl

To the dock as fast as I’m able.

 

I guess I’m not much of a buccaneer

but the thought of the trip made me sick.

So a pirate’s life is not one for a wife -

 

at least not a wife

with a hair appointment

on Thursday!

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Written by
marlene-dunham-1
American
Published
May 8, 2010
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© 2010 Marlene Dunham

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