Here Be Monsters
A Seafaring Villanelle
Introduction
My friend the artist Mick Smith has started a series of nautical art pieces and this one took my fancy.
The music is "Water Beastie" by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band from the album "Rockdrill". I love that this combines many styles from traditional to comic, to monstrous. I know it's about Nessie but I think it suits.
Here Be Monsters
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This Ship Will Sail The Seven Seas
The Great Oceans It Will Conquer
Cutting Through The Waters With Ease
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The Seas Got Rough, The Wind Was Fierce
The Mate Called Out, Here Be Monsters
This Ship Will Sail The Seven Seas
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The Serpent Rose, The Crew Did Freeze
It Came Toward The Ship, Onwards
Cutting Through The Waters With Ease
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Harpoons And Muskets Drawn To See
If They Could Could Kill This Sea Monster
This Ship Will Sail The Seven Seas
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The Dragon Smashed The Hull And Screamed
The Ship Was Lost To The Monster
Cutting Through The Waters With Ease
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The Ship's Voyage Now Just A Dream
With Wreck And Crew Sinking Downwards
This Ship Will Sail The Seven Seas
Cutting Through The Waters With Ease
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Mythica
Introduction I thought I would write a poem of positive outcomes based on mythical figures. I have adapted the sonnet form but this is fourteen lines but they flow into each other over what would have been verse splits so it is effectively a single fourteen-line verse.
By Mike Singleton ๐ Mikeydred about a year ago in Poets
Comments (7)
Monstrously haunting! I like the cadence of this and use of repeated phrases. Love a good sea voyage.
Oh wow, this was awesomeeee! Loved your poem!
This is lovely and suits the pic perfectly.
Fantastic piece!
Wow, this is written with such a lyrical voice. Well done! "The Serpent Rose, The Crew Did Freeze It Came Toward The Ship, Onwards Cutting Through The Waters With Ease" Love the tempo!
Great work for I could see the old-time ship as in the image sailing along.
I even had the perfect melody of this poem in my mind! Gorgeous sea villanelle, it definitely has a rythm and vibe! :)