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