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John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09
Posts 860
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0 posted 2001-12-25 03:21 AM



Ah, Faith! Another year is gone.
I've seen so many pass...
Aye, left a lot o' friends behind,
An' many lovely lass...
I bore the gladius o' Rome.
A gladiator, aye!!
'ail Ceasar! We salute ye-
'oo are aboot to die!
An', aye, I sailed the Spanish Main...
Wi' Edward "Bloody" Teach-
We raped an' pillaged every port,
Our frigate fair cou' reach.
I've seen the deck awash wi' gore,
An' 'eard the dyin' moans...
An' sent me share o' Grandees-
To lodge wi' Davy Jones!
I wore the bloomin' kepi...
O' the Strangers Legion, too...
An' died along wi' others-
At the farce a' Dien Bien Phu.
Aye, I cou' spin a hundred yarns-
But wha' would they avail?
The multitude will never 'ear-
Nor 'eed the Traveler's Tale.

© Copyright 2001 John R. Yaws - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

1 posted 2001-12-25 03:27 AM


smiling, you type a mean accent, Mr..er, Yaws! Love this one! You are a true campfire poet, sir!
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