Poetry

I Wish…

I wish

the fuschia jellyfish

swimming lazily around my ankles

would wander away and leave me be

while I wade in the emerald sea.

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Maggie Hinshaw

So Much Depends Upon…

So much depends upon

my daily multivitamins.

Their contents quite vast,

their size quite small

with a grassy scent, an earthy taste

a sip and a swallow.

The nutrients seep in,

my body is much obliged.

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Maggie Hinshaw

So much depends upon

my glasses.

Nimble and dainty

perched upon my nose

with crystal lenses that keep eyes in line.

My meandering eyes.

Oh, trusty spectacles, my companion

for a long, long while.

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Maggie Hinshaw

I Am Blackbeard

I am no ordinary pirate.

I smell the briny ocean air as it caresses Queen Anne’s sails.

I hear the grunts and gurgles of my crew as they quarrel over our latest loot.

I see a vast ocean before me. ‘Tis mine for the taking.

I dream of a grand soiree on Ocracoke Island filled with boisterous fellowship amidst my loyal brethren.

I am no ordinary pirate.

I pretend I am a fearsome beast, towering over my prey with a mangled, ebony mane.

I feel the smoking fuses protruding from my beard as they scorch my swarthy skin.

I wonder how much havoc I can ignite before sundown.

I taste traces of rich, Jamaican rum on my parched tongue and crave its spicy quench.

I am no ordinary pirate.

I understand I am a wanted man, a  feared man, a villainous man.

I want my name to go down in history.

I hope to forever outwit and evade those who yearn for my demise.

I try not to dwell on the haunting thoughts of the gallows.

I am no ordinary pirate.

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Maggie Hinshaw