My son was just a little boy when he started saving treasure To him it was each man's duty to rule by bluster and measure _________
His heart was set on protection of this hoard he'd kept in his bag Filled with pride he was elated a tough pirate who'd earned his swag _________
I'd watch as he would sail his sloop off to some distant hallowed land To wrest the natives of their loot leaving their blood upon the sand _________
His first-mate's name had been Jack Tar from a story that we had read He neither asked nor gave quarter to the clansmen who now lay dead _________
The sloop was built of a tree house that we had hammered for three days Not a bad deal for a pirate with livelihood that always pays _________
Many a coward met his end on the deck of the Black Jack Drake they begged for mercy every time but were strung up for the men's sake _________
How wondrous is the child's mind who dreamed of immortality He'd leave his mark upon the world in so doing, he then touched me __________
Little could he have known back then the paths of dreams that he had paved Were stored within his father's heart where they were written down and saved
Tate
Original poem and music http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/aristate/658027/
It is a boys dream to be the hellion that turns the world upside down.To then be the envy of all his fellows.And my son was no different.The ship the Black Jack Drake is named for the great Pirate Drake Cooper. Who holds the spirit of all children and the heart of this man. So cheers. Here's to far away lands and dreams coming true! All children share in the greatness of dreams. Tate