Poem A Day, 004

A pirate villanelle Pirate A windswept night, a burning sea The ship tossed high on tempest tide A pirate's life the life for me All worthy hands on bended knee Open ocean, no place to hide A windswept night, a swirling sea Unfolding shores spread out to see I left my home, I left my bride A pirate's life the life for me A bloated corpse calls out to me His swollen mouth grins far too wide A windswept night, a salty sea We'll skim the waves eternally In Aidenn's breast we will confide A pirate's life the life for me In m'dear love's arms I long to be I tilled the sails until I died A pirate's life the life for me Til windswept night on salty sea