Parrots and Pirates, OH MY!

By Frannie Mouze

Parrots and Pirates they told me
Travel far over paths and through portals
We make it there, and they all said, “Where should we be”

I was lost I said, on land and not sea
I found a bay, not much more than a puddle
Yet it was full of pirates firing cannons at me!

Could I find it again? It’s an island, easy!
Right or left that’s not hard, it shouldn’t be such a pickle
West and west and west again, nary a pirate did we see.

Back to the start of our path were we
The trip was pleasant, playful and peaceful
A trip back is in order, because nary a pirate did we see.

There is a moral to this story you see –
Have your maps, have a guide, or you’ll be in peril…
Nary a pirate did we see, because our guide was me!