The Nylon Gibbet

There's death riding over the waves,
so lets raise the jolly roger
avast

It's been so long since
we danced the hornpipe,
and made our victims walk the plank
lest they raft ashore,
on plastic bottles
 
All hands to deck,
trim the sail,
and raise the nylon gibbet,
for the tide waits for no man -
and our ship's a ghosting
against a hot wind,
amongst the empty waves,
while the innocent
hang


And a don't ye splice the mainbrace
until we've raised
the black flag
avast

A.J. Ponder

The idea for this poem is a mash up of a "dancing pirates" idea that refuses to work, and this truly horrible article The Ocean is Broken http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1848433/the-ocean-is-broken/--this/

It's a real worry that everybody wants and needs what the sea can provide, but it seems not everybody is prepared to look after it.

Miss Lionheart on Amazon

A.J. Ponder is the author of Wizard's Guide to Wellington and  Miss Lionheart and the Laboratory of Death.  

(Bundled into a super secret underground bunker Lilly must use her awesome genius skills - and her not so awesome social skills to survive long enough to create awesomely dangerous creatures and escape almost certain death...

 

Piracy

Somewhere out near the furthest reach

past the spinney of Alpha C

the treasures of earth are

beached

far from the weathered wrecks

tossed out of the briny sea

She dreamed of blues and golden hues

where black's the only colour there is

and turned her face to the sky

somewhere out there

was love -

above was only a lie

And the flag they flew was the

grinning man -

she watched it blow

in the absent breeze

as her voice carried over

the crime

And the world came tumbling down

my friend

and the knaves ran off with the pie

so nobody told you the truth

my love

as they aired you out to die

For treasure will only rust at sea

but never while sailing the sky

silence packed into an airless

hold,

shot,

and left to lie.

 A J Ponder

A little fun this week - kinda.  Space Pirates, the good and the bad I guess.  I'm hoping everyone is having a good and productive week -

 A.J. Ponder's work is available through Rona Gallery, Amazon, and good Wellington bookstores