Hempen Halter

Arrrrr, me hearty! You do the pirates proud, Nicko. You certainly know how to get into character. Everything was vivid: I could feel the violent sway of the ship, the sea spray upon my lips, the cursed dirt and salt over everything. I could hear your gutteral voice and I was transported, briefly, to my dream to be a pirate one day.

Wow, now this is definitely one of the most interesting piece of art I've read on this site. When I was reading it, I couldn't help but sense a tune. I saw a Captain and his men, singing this as they went about their work on the ship. I was familiar with quite a few of the words; and even though I wasn't familiar with all, I enjoyed it all the same. A refreshing read!

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This is truly wonderful. I really enjoyed the authentic pirate jargon. Very nice!

When I was reading it, I tried to read it as if it were a ballad. It almost reads like one, so it wouldn't take too much effort to make it into a ballad if you had the mind to.

Here is an example of a ballad:

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-ballad-of-john-silver/

This is not a language that most people are familiar with, it's definitely different yet I think one could truly gain a lot of knowledge if they looked up the words and spent time studying the poem. It's complex, and far from straight forward (at least not for me) since I am not familiar with this terminology but I think you did a nice job from what I can see, you obviously know a lot about this topic. It's a challenging write for one to understand, but I think you definitely intend for it to be that way, or it is intended to be that way because it's not an everyday vocabulary that most are familiar with. I'll have to look further into this poem when I have more time, thanks for sharing.

Ohhh, I loved the nautical pirate imagery, although it took me awhile to look up and understand some of the seafaring terminology (which to makes it even more enjoyable a read)