The Black Pearl, Iambic Pentameter Options

[Guest_Don_*]

The Black Pearl

The model sailing ship of make believe
with crew of free hands, not ancient but old,
display a bony flag on sky bound seas
of lotto treasure chests and rainbow gold.

Our freedom crests on the deep ocean waves
as filled by square rigged sail in nimble breeze,
which wafts a foul fate into blissful state,
as faerie nymphs flit among the trees.

To remain sane, just scheme inane as guest
aboard the vessel, Black Pearl, to inflate
desire, to range and freeboot fabled goods.
The tide is ripe. Sail now, before too late.

© 2007, D.E. Holmes
05 July

Meter: Iambic Pentameter

[Guest_Don_*]

For anyone interested the following is
Don Holmes’s scansion of The Black Pearl

The mod | el sail | ing | ship | of make | be lieve
iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb
with crew |of free | hands, not |an | cient | but old
iamb | iamb | trochee | trochee | iamb
dis plays | a bon | y flag | on sky | bound seas
iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb | spondee
of lot | to treas | ure chests | and rain | bow gold
iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb

Our freed | om crests | on the deep o | cean waves
iamb | iamb | double iamb | iamb
as filled | by square | rigged sail | in nim | ble breeze,
iamb | iamb | spondee | iamb | iamb
which wafts | a foul | fate in | to bliss | ful state,
iamb | iamb | spondee | iamb | iamb
as fa | er ie nymphs flit | a mong | the trees.
iamb | double iamb | iamb | iamb

To re main sane, | just scheme | in ane | as guest
double iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb
a board | the ves | sel, Black | Pearl, to | in flate
iamb | iamb | iamb | trochee | iamb
de sire, | to range | and free | boot fa | bled goods.
iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb | iamb
The tide | is ripe. | Sail now, | be fore | too late.
iamb | iamb | spondee | iamb | iamb