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HeartÂs Pirate
by Bruce W Niedt
Theres the story they tell on the Outer Banks
about Blackbeard, and the other privateers
how they would hang lanterns on mules
and run them up and down the sandy beach.
This confused incoming ships
especially in the fog of night
they thought they sighted a lighthouse
and sailed into the sound,
scraping the shoals, running aground,
helpless to the plunderers
who awaited ashore
and waded across to breach the gunwales.
Thats how it feels
to talk to you.
[Editor's Choice Award, The Fairfield Review, Winter 2003.]
03/14/2002 Posted on 03/14/2002
Copyright © 2025 Bruce W Niedt
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