Lament for Port Royal quatern In year o’ 1692 The wrath o’ God came rainin’ down Like Sodom, and Gomorrah too! And smote our fair Port Royal town! An earthquake and a mighty wave In year o’ 1692 Condemned her to a...

Cabin Boy quatern     We pirates need a cabin boyThe cap’n said ta’ find 'im oneThe last ‘un left our ship’s employ‘Cause he annoyed most ev’ryone!  I hope ta’ find one older nowWe pirates need a cabin boyA’fore we...

Not On PurposeA famous line, writ long before my time. He’d be banned from Twitter, or worse If he dared to post such verse In public, in the shallow culture of our own time.           ...