I’ve one eye for darkness and one for the lightThere’s one for below and one up where it’s brightI’ve singular vision but excellent sightI see you in sunshine, I’ll see you tonight.I’ve an eye for the sails and the winds and the sunAnd one for belowdecks, the treasure, and gunsI can’t see to deep, withContinue reading “Eyepatch”
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The Pirate’s Valentine
My ship was at anchor, her carriage was stuck,As the plague and the storm racked the worldThough safe from the lightning I was thunderstruckBy the grace and the light from this girlThe shelter was brutal, a tavern so lowThat the rats had all left it to miceOn Valentine’s Night with the fire aglow,We were there,Continue reading “The Pirate’s Valentine”