A lone sailor

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A LONE SAILOR
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For this next poem, you will need a long list of pirate terms.
I don't know... It's just something that came to mind and it's full of embedded messages.

In the darkest darkness
of the sea I set sail.
A lone sailor in the
dark sea of thoughts.

Ahoy! in silence I call
to their attention but
the rumbling of the sea waves
Seem to have shut me out!
Or no one is ever on board
to listen.

I battle alone with my own fears.

I wonder,
when I will gain my sea legs
to keep my balance on this violent sea.

In haste I belay the rope,
getting ready to dance the hempen jig.
I am bigled on my anchor.

And I feel I must let go
and give in to the hauntingly beautiful
voice of the wailing siren ashore.

I battle with ferocious
tentacled monsters
- my own thoughts.



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OK so this is me trying to explain some part of the poem leaving you to stitch the pieces together. 💙

ahoy
⚪An interjection used to hail a ship or a person, or to attract attention.

belay
⚪To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.

bilged on her anchor
⚪A ship holed or pierced by its own anchor.

dance the hempen jig
⚪To hang

sea legs
⚪The ability to adjust one's balance to the motion of a ship, especially in rough seas. So generally talking about stability.

Siren
⚪In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

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