The Poetry Corner

the poetry of Erin Florence

THE PIRATES’ STORM

The Pirates’ Storm (2010)

The moon is rising with a fast approaching tide,
the crew is on the threshold of embarking

The vessel spoke aloud in the storm,
encountering an unknown squall was the norm

Peg-legged and crippled they manage the high seas,
their personalstairwell to heaven rocking gently

Aboard there are no spindles for fair-maidens,
to prick their innocent fingers

These pirates use their own crude devices,
baits covered in cubic zirconia and lures of pyrite

Anteros is not their chosen deity,
for they are the breaker of hearts

Vestals Virgins are used like a yoyo or whirligig,
toys jostled in the surf to their ruination.

FOXY

Foxy (2010)

He was a sly fox
Staying in my cast shadow
Lurking out of sight

SHOPPING

Shopping (2008)

need, want, desire.
looking, searching, hunting.
buy, purchase, consume.

WALKING THE PLANK

Walking the Plank (2010)

I walked the plank,
The pirate pushed me in,
Drowned in his sea.

THE DANCE

The Dance (2010)

you waltz around truth
my world is out of control
the room is spinning

ABANDONED

Abandoned (2011)

The stars light my way
beckoning me out into the night
surrounded by blackness.

The phantom will not rescue me,
he lurks in the distance
silently watching all.

The moon casts a shadow
between the dense trees,
I quickly move towards the figure.

A malevolent breeze picks up
tossing dew sodded leaves,
my own tresses blind me.

The long sought for shadow
vanishes into the darkness,
I am stranded out in the cold.

I have been abandoned.

OTP

OTP (2007)

One ship floating
True sailing with the tide
Pairing each two by two

WEATHER REPORT

Weather Report(2010)

clouds are following
mournful, dark and full of tears
I seek out the sun

rays of hope fill me
warmth has displaced all else
I soak in the light

the rain falls elsewhere
protected by clear blue skies 
I am now alive

CAPTURED

Captured (2010)

She was captured 
The pirate tore her apart 
One piece at a time