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Gunslinger
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0 posted 2009-07-04 12:26 PM



Ah, lads and lasses, have a care-
An' if ye'd but pull up a chair…
To ease yer boredom wi' out fail
I mought jus' spin a Traveler's Tale.

But, hmmm? I've spake of India's clime
And Rome and Greece...them both sublime-
The Golden Horde of Tamerlane-
There's nothing much to tell of Spain...

Perhaps? But nay! I shall not chance-
Wi' tales of dainty, flighty France…
P'raps the time wi' Teach I stood...
The midships deck awash wi' blood.

The cannon roared wi' grape an' shell-
The scene a tapestry o' Hell…
The world hath never seen before-
The like o' blood, an' guts, an' gore...

P'raps an island, quiet..serene…
Some lovely, amber colored queen-
Or alley fightin', stoop and stair-
To win the hand o' maiden fair.

The ones I loved, then left behind-
Another shore, or fight to find….
Ah! Buxome wench..I canna fail-
To place ye in me Traveler's Tale.


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Member Rara Avis
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1 posted 2009-07-04 01:01 AM


Reading and loving these.

A

latearrival
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2 posted 2009-07-04 01:07 AM


I am not posting as much as I should. Have been reading all of this series and love them all. Thanks for some good readings. latearrival
Marchmadness
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3 posted 2009-07-05 01:41 PM


Love every single one of these as well.
                                   Ida

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