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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Wow! That's some tale! And a little something for Terran Tuesday:

Soil reaches up and takes firm hold

My soul grows faint, my heart's not bold

To space I fly for my safety

And grasp the stars that e'er there be

I twinkle there as years roll by

I am but star in dark night sky

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Nikki Root's avatar

I love your poems!

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you! I have a few longer poems like this shanty and I could restack them for you.

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MoraleOfficerGran's avatar

That is an awesome Space Shanty. I can just see the young warriors setting a round a table Singing this in Memory of the fallen.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Indeed they do and sit around tables all over Terran Space. In their starship mess halls, space station taverns, and small colony village pubs. They raise their glasses and sing. Some cite names of friends and family who died then. For Earth they stood tall, and fought to liberate those who were taken. For the ideals of the Terran Minarchy they died, so that others might live free.

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Thank you Knight!

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The Black Knight's avatar

I hope your day is great!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

That was a fun space shanty! 😎

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you!

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Lillyput Fields's avatar

I totally sang this as I read it. Slips so well off the tongue and has a very natural cadence that is perfect for a shanty!

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you! I hope your day is great :D

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Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

Very good. A good rousing story.

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The Black Knight's avatar

How have you been? I am new at this but will work hard and hope to write more, and better shanties.

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MaKenna Grace's avatar

This is fantastic, well done!

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The Black Knight's avatar

I am happy you liked it :) Next week, I will work on another shanty and hope to have it ready either for Terran-Tuesday or Warrior-Wednesday.

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