Shiver Me Timbers! Poem by Richard D Remler

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Captain EBuzz Clegg sails the Seven Seas,
And rules every ocean from Calcutta to Belize.

There is nothing far and in between
Captain EBuzz hasn't seen.

And there is nothing old and nothing new
That Captain EBuzz will not do.

He will don his mighty cutlass whenever peril comes his way.
He's an old salt. Wise and wary. Always worthy of his prey.

He can read the starry skies at night like any solid buccaneer.
And scallywag a bilge rat should a bilge rat be lurking near.

When he snaps, "Avast ye mateys, " It's fair
He's every plan to anchor there.

Or he'll sail that raging, stormy sea
Just to find the perfect scratching tree.

"We make our luck, " he's sure to say,
When some fine challenge comes his way.

He'll weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen strong,
Should a cask of catnip come along.

There is not secret ports where he
Hasn't keelhauled at least one worthless flea.

Or found a bounty of cream as fresh as day,
He doesn't plan to steal away.

And should he, a bit of tuna, find,
He'll make sure it isn't left behind.

From Cape Town all the way to South Brisbane,
Adventure is his mightiest campaign.

And that's why he wears the Pirate Hat,
This clever little Pirate Cat.



Copyright © MMXII Richard D. Remler