Poetry - Scurvy Dogs

                         Scurvy Dogs

A poem by Ashleigh B. Clark

   Golden hair flowin' in the wind,

   Waves crashin' against a wooden boat

   There's madness in the captain's eyes

   Only vengeance will keep this vessel afloat

   (And water)

   A sea-dog with a face only a mother could love

   He's on a mission to defeat the sea beast

   The beast that swallowed his entire family

   The boat whistles as it pushes to the east

   (Or was that to the west?)

   The crew is all hyper with joy

   They have plenty of bones to chew

   They push, prod, and poke the boat to move

   And the captain knows just what to do

   (He better!)

   To the east the boat pushes it's way

   The captain is focused on his dog-gone goal

   Nothin' in the world can stop him

   But the journey is startin' to take it's toll

   (The scurvy dogs miss grass)

   Scurvy dogs from up, down, and all around

   Are growin' bored and tired of the expedition

   Their bones are starting to run dry

   And their bones rattle for the mission

   (It's ruff! let it END!)

   Just when all hope is completely lost,

   Somethin' in the distance rears it's ugly head

   It's the sea beast!  Pushin' it's body through the water

   All the worries the sea-dogs have are shed

   (Or is that just fur?)

   They float their way as close as they can

   Up to the sea beast's scaly, green, repulsive side

   As they stop, the sea beast gives them a wink

   As if he has absolutely nothing to hide!

   (He has people's families hiding somewhere!)

   The captain is furious, his nostrels flare

   How dare the sea beast not remember him!

   The sea beast smacks his tail in the water,

   Causin' huge droplets to fly! Things are lookin' grim

   (That means they aren't any good!)

   Despite the huge waves, the boat stays afloat

   Although the sea-dogs are now soakin' wet!

   The sea beast swims around the boat,

   He grins happily and poses a huge threat!

   (Well, duh, he's about a million times our size!)

   The golden-hair captain climbed up the bow of the boat,

   Screamin'  "Hey! You big-fat-green-scaly-THING!"

   Causin' the sea beast to laugh a big laugh

   The captain didn't move--to the bow he did cling!

   (Way to go captain!)

   The captain seemed to know exactly what to do

   He began to say everythin' he could to tease

   Even though he wasn't funny at all! Or even clever!

   The sea beast slowly opened his mouth with ease

   (Oh no! He'll eat us too!)

 

   As the sea beast's jaw grew bigger and bigger

   You could peer far inside, down his scaly throat

   Where a whole mess of creatures sat!

   "I've beat you!" The sea beast did gloat

   (What a fool!)

   The captain kept up the sea beast's laughter

   As the huge mess of creatures escaped his scaly trap!

   The captain's family, and even CATS, spilled out!!

   They jumped on the boat as the jaws closed with a SNAP!

   (Run! Run! Before he gets'cha again!)

   Just as the last of the creatures escaped,

   The captain laughed with a loud howl

   "What's so funny?" The sea beast asked

   "Nothing" The captain said with a growl

   (Yeah captain!)

   And with that, the sea beast swam away

   Unaware of what had just happened to him

   The creatures in unison asked "What do we do now?"

   The captain answered "I hope ya like to swim!"

   (They were swimmin' in the sea beast's stomach, Capt!)

   Golden hair flowin' in the wind,

   Waves crashin' against a wooden boat

   There's happiness in the captain's eyes

   Only family will keep this vessel afloat

   (And water)