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The Pirate and the Lady

by pinfeather

Come hither, young maidens, and listen to me

I'll sing of a love that was destined to be

With rhyme and with music, I'll weave you a spell

So gather ye near me, and mark my words well.

A brave pirate captain once sailed on the sea

As rakish and as bold as a pirate could be

She captured young maidens, and bore them away

And to her fair victims, these words she would say:

I'll storm all your castles, I'll swim all your moats

I'll cross all your bridges, I'll burn all your boats

I'll take you and make you, and when all is told

You'll never want rescue from pf the Bold!

She carried them off, and she ravished each one

And had them completely before she was done

But when she had finished, and put them ashore

She hoisted her sails and set off to find more.

Though many a maiden was less than content

To wave at the stern of her ship as she went,

Her rollicking crew cheered her on all the way

And chanted together the words she would say:

I'll storm all your castles, I'll swim all your moats

I'll cross all your bridges, I'll burn all your boats

I'll take you and give you the pleasure you crave

You'll never want rescue from pf the Brave!

The ocean is fickle; the weather is worse

One night when conditions became too adverse

The pirate ship came to a sheltered retreat

Where destiny and the brave captain would meet.

Above the small harbor, a castle stood square

Whose Lady was said to be fairer than fair

And as they hove to, and tied up at the quay

The pirates could see pf grin, and then say:

I'll storm all your castles, I'll swim all your moats

I'll cross all your bridges, I'll burn all your boats

I'll take you and make you your virtue forsake

You'll never want rescue from pf the Rake!

The captain strode into the castle's Great Hall

And found that the rumors were true, after all

The Lady was beautiful, lissome and sleek

With dimples adorably marking each cheek.

Her dark eyes were lovely, her smile like the dawn

The lines of her face by a Master were drawn

Her silken caress led the pirate away

And dazed by her perfume, pf heard her say:

I'll storm all your castles, I'll swim all your moats

I'll cross all your bridges, I'll burn all your boats

I'll keep you and give you the love that you need

You'll never sail off and leave Emily Reed!

The morning dawned fair, but pf did not sail

Her crew begged and pleaded, but to no avail

Enraptured completely, she would not depart

The castle's dark Lady had captured her heart.

A week became two, and then two became three

The pirate ship finally set forth to sea

Without their bold captain, the crew sailed away

And never again would they hear pf say:

I'll storm all your castles, I'll swim all your moats

I'll cross all your bridges, I'll burn all your boats

Though now I have finished, my rhyming all done

pf and her Lady have only begun!

Finis.