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               PONDERING PIRATES

                      Edward Iacona



                

         There has remained a fascination

         That has lasted through the years,

         For pirates, ships and the treasures

         Of those adventurous buccaneers.

        

         It is very obvious in these times

         That pirates are still quite popular

         In films and books and games and such

         But not the real ones in Somalia.



         We also pay them homage

         With "Talk Like a Pirate Day"

         So salt yer speech me hearties

         And add "Arrgh" to what ye say.



         There are pirate costumes for Halloween

         Some will buy them and some will make them.

         But a real pirate would not ask for treats

         He'd just threaten you and take them.      

                    

         There are the Pittsburgh Pirates

         And to further what my case is.

         What could those pirates possibly steal

         Except for a couple of bases.



         There are Neuveau Pirates of today

         That have no need to prowl the seas.

         They can be found in the local laundromat

         Selling inexpensive DVD's



         Still some laud the life of pirates,

         They will act so and admire it

         What always puzzles me is that,

         Why do they desire it?



         Back in the day a real pirate

         Had not much which to aspire;

         Rare promotions, no paid benefits

         And no security on which to retire.



         For all the riches that they stole

         Which was a considerable pile

         What good did it really do them?

         I don't think it changed their life style.



         Yet thoughts of pirates still surround us

         Be they fiction, real or on a line of scrimmage.

         But, no matter how one thinks of them,

         It took Disney to change their image.