The smoke of a thousand guns Hovers in the air The yells and chants of sailors Ring about your ears Hark! A shot is fired! The cannon fire roars A ship appears alongside You know not what's in store As musket fire encircles You strain and squint to see Through the smoke and flashes That send men down to ME For I have eyes like any man I have arms and ears I have a temper that at times Will justify men's fears You know so much about me. And as you sink into my depths You know. I AM THE SEA.
Pirate poetry Is fun! Reading A lot Takes you Everywhere on Schooners.
Tongue Twister Pirates play piano partly perfectly while playing groovy gigantic guitars great!
Limerick
There once was a pirate named Pete who loved to eat parrot meat. But his parrot named Peggy ate the pirate's leggy. Now Pete limps along on the street.
The Ballad of Long John Silvers and the Quicksand Treasure
Our boat was on the ocean floating up to an island. Long John Silvers lost 3 fingers to a shark.
singing: "The shark had a big giant mark that looked like a tree and stung like a bee. She led the boat to ruin on an island they maroon'd."
He followed a trail next thing you know he walked into quicksand and sank with a thump.
singing: "A treasure chest below me feet and now I stay and live and eat! 15 men on a dead man's chest Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!"
Spoonerism (in honor of Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein)
Tirates Preasure
My name is chesure test. My landels are my histening ears. My lock is my nunny rose. Open my louth mid and glee what sows!
Free Verse
Take a boat to summer reading...bring your books along!
Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas Presented most handsomely by the notorious Tanith Lee "A bump on the head restores Art's memories of her mother and the exciting life they led, so the sixteen-year-old leaves Angels Academy for Young Maidens, seeks out the pirates who were her family before her mother's death, and leads them back to adventure on the high seas."
But, what about the guys?
Destined for danger, they can get roped into being pirates, too.
The Pirate's Son Geraldine McCaughrean "Left penniless in eighteenth century England, fourteen-year-old Nathan Gull and his mousy sister Maud accompany Tamo, the son of a notorious pirate, to his homeland of Madagascar where they are all changed by their encounter with Tamo's dangerous past."
Both books are nearly 300 pages, so you'll be lost in the adventure for days, weeks, or maybe even months. Consider taking these tomes for pleasure reading on a desert island!
"This is a video I made for my English project. The song is a poem called "Pirate Story" by Robert Louis Stevenson. I did my best with the singing...I had loads more footage but the song wasn't log enough; maybe I'll upload another one later with a different song to show off the other stuff I got. What was I thinking when I did this? A+ baby."
Pirate Poem time=2:11
"It's kind've more like one of those story poems. It doesn't rhyme, yeah, but I prefer not to be restricted by rhyme. It's about how and why I became a pirate."
*WARNING* Critical note from librarian: The Fauquier County Public Library does not recommend imbibing in potent spirits, plundering, and pillaging until at least the legal age of 21, but preferably only in poetic, not real life. Of course, rescuing unclaimed treasure from the lonely depths of the sea is always acceptable. The library is happy to accept donations of doubloons, cursed Aztec gold, rubies, pearls, pieces of 8 and so on, to be used at our discretion. Thank you for this interruption in regular blog broadcasting. "Carry on, Aarrrrr!"
"Ahoy mateys! Arrrgh ya ready to do some summer reading? Pirate Pete and his parrot Peggy learn what this year's Fauquier County Public Library Summer Reading Program is all about."
Name: Anna Ellis
Youth Services Librarian at the Bealeton Branch of Fauquier County Public Library (Virginia) Likes: camping, puns, and bubble tea Loves:books, music, public transportation and being outside
