poem of the day September 27

I bought

an ancient 

pirate's necklace

at the flea

I have to say

it spoke to me

It hung very well

on an old hemp rope

with skull and crossbone

as a pirate's necklace would

but it also had a softer side

A scrimshaw girl

An old silver coin

A carved ivory heart

All side by side

It made me think

of the romance of time

and the life of men

before my time