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An Ode to Rum

Started by Blackbead, November 12, 2009, 01:02:35 PM

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Blackbead

An Ode to Rum

Oh, nut-brown companion of humid tropic nights!               
Oh, intoxicating nectar of the fertile gods!                           
In passion, you enhance all my earthly delights,                               
In battle, you wildly bolster my martial odds.                       
Born in the planters' verdant sugarcane fields,                     
Jack Tar has taken you to the ends of this world                                   
And I pray that you await me in the Kingdom to come!                   
But with all the wonders that your enjoyment yields             
And all the garlands your faithful imbibers have hurled,                   
Surely, you merit a grander title than simply "rum".

                            Stephen Sanders
                            ©2009
"It's not the gold that sets our sails, 'tis freedom and the promise of a better life that raises our black flags."

NorthBayDreamer

Lord Lisle (when a Nobel)
Horndog (when a Pirate)
Master Thomas Boddinham (when a middle)
Landshark No. 67

Blackbead

Then join me at the bar, mate, it's bumbo all around!
"It's not the gold that sets our sails, 'tis freedom and the promise of a better life that raises our black flags."

renren

Renren
Wench  #  3783
Treasure Guardian and giggling interrogator of the "Feisty Lady"

Guppy # 32 ROoL

Blackbead

Thank ye, kindly, Renren!  Wait . . . did you mean the poem or the rum??   ;)
"It's not the gold that sets our sails, 'tis freedom and the promise of a better life that raises our black flags."

renren

Renren
Wench  #  3783
Treasure Guardian and giggling interrogator of the "Feisty Lady"

Guppy # 32 ROoL