OpenLinkNight: Ahoy Matey!

Did you know yesterday was
international speak like a pirate day?
Maybe you missed all the "AAaarghs!"
and "Shiver me timbers" floating round
the office, I think Hallmark missed out
by not adding this to their list of 365
holidays in which we can come up with
a cheesy line on pretty cardboard

I did not know until my wife texted
and told me to "Walk the plank", which
would have a whole other meaning if
I had sent it to her, but

Really I am not like that and knew
better than to walk in the house and
bellow "Yo ho ho wench, let's plunder
some boo-tay?!?"

So I drew her a map.

With the promise of gold and jewels,
rings, bracelets and necklaces - she
just had to follow the dashes to the
big X where I took my shirt off
and said here is your treasure chest

She laughed,

And held up the permanent marker
that still lay on the bed, pondering
audibly how long that would take
to wear off

and I, well I doth protest much, "Avast ye! Aye
go on account in'a shadow of a hempen halter,
me heart-ies has no davies of Davy's grip
an me anchor's dropped but I can under
stand in this impermenant age how Webster's
linguistic lexicon of permenance might change,
as they add and drop words annually but if need
I will re-trace these daily wi' a wannion
until Fiddler's Green an beyon' nay ev'n thru keelhaulin'.
No piece o' eight will pay nor leave this Roger jolly
'cept you."

and if you want to know the rest of the story
shame on you scurvy dog, but
might I suggest you act like the fool
that once fell in love with your spouse,
lover or significant other
and just see fer yerself
land lubber.

It is that time once again where we ring the bell of poetry, throw open the doors and allow the masses to lay claim to the stage. Go write something poetic and bring it with you to the revolution. OpenLinkNight @ dVerse Poets Pub opens at 3 pm EST. See you there.

In case you don't speak pirate:

hempen halter - noose
have no davies - unafraid
Davy's grip - death
wi' a wannion - with a curse, think exclamation point
Fiddlers Green - pirate heaven
keelhaul - tied up and dragged across the hull's barnacles
piece o eight - a coin cut into pieces to pay small bills
scurvy dog & land lubber - both insults, but that is how pirates express their love, so really i do still love you. smiles.