THE SHIPS GALLEY
This is the most crucial part of any ship, after all a good crew sails on it's stomach. Besides it would be an unwise Captain that let scurvy get to his crew or the biscuit barrel empty. So on to pies, one of my favourite foods.
Pies
What's nice about pies is their taste,
And the finest are not made in haste.
So I confess love
For meat, gravy and stuff,
Wrapped up in a gold pastry case.
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Notes on Zen Fishing II
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Pies are a good food for certain but they were not always available. Because provisioning a ship was an expensive business back then any food that could be gathered en route would have been taken aboard to supplement mostly a poor diet.
Notes on Zen Fishing II
I stack coral
in the rising tide,
until the wall
of razor edged maze
spirals out and up
to trick the sea.
As the tide turns
I chase a fish back
into the artifice,
watching as it
dives and swims
around and in
until lured with as
much care as I
placed every piece
of coral there
it's in the centre,
with its tail
leaving a cloudy trail
all the way to
my open hand.
By Klannex
in the rising tide,
until the wall
of razor edged maze
spirals out and up
to trick the sea.
As the tide turns
I chase a fish back
into the artifice,
watching as it
dives and swims
around and in
until lured with as
much care as I
placed every piece
of coral there
it's in the centre,
with its tail
leaving a cloudy trail
all the way to
my open hand.
By Klannex
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That completes the tour of the galley, as usual if you enjoyed your visit and wish to become an honorary pirate bribe your local charity to gain admittance to crew.
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