The Haven

The Haven

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Not much upon the ship worth savin’, still we’re aimed for Pirate’s Haven.
If this here ain’t the worst storm ever, the very worst I won’t see never.
Our last best hope, ‘tis certain sure, to find that cove in which to moor.

"Hey, look ahead, right ‘round the shore!", I see the place where we should moor.
We look unkempt, dirty, unshaven; we’ll fit right well in Pirate’s Haven.
But as we dock, feeling quite clever, there comes a booming voice, says “Never!”

A voice from hell damns our endeavor - the cove itself is screaming “Never!”
But with the winds we have in store, we have no choice but try to moor.
Rocks are flying, trees are wavin’ - on roars that voice of Pirate’s Haven.

We turn and flee, but from the shore, quoth the Haven, “Never moor!”

Written for Day 9 of the "Rhythm & Rhyme ~ CLOSED!!!"  activity.

Definition: "moor" - to tie up a boat at a dock.

Form: Tritina

The Tritina is the little brother to the Sestina. Instead of end rhymes, each stanza uses three specific unrhymed words in a specific sequence at the end of the lines. The following is the sequence in which you will use those three end-words for the first three stanzas:

ABC CAB BCA

The final stanza will use all three words in order, ABC, at the end of the line.

The form as described here is more rigid than is defined in the link below, where the words need not be ending words, but I went ahead and used the form as defined here.

http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/decastich/tritina.html