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​East Fork:

A Journal of the Arts​​


Attend the tale of Edward Teach

He ruled from Britain to Plymouth Beach

He fought like a demon, and beard afire

He killed all men to his heart’s desire

He was well known and much feared,

As the pirate Blackbeard!

He sailed the seas in a great frigate,

And taught his men how to quickly rig it

A pair of pistols were his weapons of choice,

Aided by his loud booming voice

The great God may be revered,

But fear was enough for Cap’n Blackbeard!

Swing your sword high, Blackbeard!

Hold it to the skies!

Freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

Teach was quick,

But he was not subtle.

Merely his name

Could cause a ship to scuttle!

Queen Anne’s revenge

Was his choice of ship

He used for only a year

Before letting it slip

He had piracy

Down to an art

He flew a flag

With a stabbed heart

He wouldn’t wait

For the finer things

He cut off fingers

Just for the rings

Even in death,

He did not blink

His body swam three laps of the ship

Before it did sink!

Blackbeard

By: Campbell Haynes