Caution in his voice, apprehension in his lungs
Up the rungs of certainty & into solitude flung,
Off the coast of Chile
Of the utmost regret feel he,
A dilly plea and yet there be,
A castaway of the Pacific sea
If misgivings in him swelled
And yelled aloud of his misdeeds,
News of Cinque Ports' downfall
Would call to mind his wise decree
But not for several years
Would this privateer be reprieved,
Until the long awaited day of Duke
Awaited him where he once had grieved
Inspired by the story of Alexander Selkirk.