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Aspidochelone

High above the teetering mast

A shout long awaited is heard at last

"Land ** Land ** Straight ahead"

Across the sea, the mariners sped

 

The mass of land, close in range

Ominously, the winds have changed

The ship drops anchor a hundred yards out

Rowing in without a doubt

 

Making landfall, the ****** cheered

A great appraisal to Brown Beard

Gallivanting, their songs sung loud

Roused, the sea soughed

 

Ripping from the strenuous tides

The monster emerges, the sea divides

Crashing down upon the ship

Fearful men tighten their grip

 

Threshing about as the beast descends

Into the depths where the mirk never ends

Duped, the mariners take their last breath

Inhaling, the seas grant them their death

 

Bloated corpses resurfacing

The dubious island repositioning

Full, the gulls await

For the next to take the bate

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Published
May 10, 2010
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