The poem that sparked "Port of Errors" the novel

The following Poem is what I wrote on one particular night in February 2002. I was bored and thought I would write a poem that would tell a story. I always loved those types of songs and poems. I sat down at my computer and just began to write. The names just came to me as I wrote and the story just unfolded as I wrote. I edited very little of it for grammar and to tell the story in a timeline that would work best. But other than that this poem wrote itself. I thought it was a pretty amazing story and I had no clue that the ruler of England at the time this story seemed to take place was a queen who ruled without a king at her side. So, it seemed to me that this story was something that was meant to be. I began writing the novel that same month and completed it within three months. Over the course of the next 9 years I edited and researched and continued in this cycle until it was complete. I did put it off during that time for months at a time, becoming tired of the constant changes and errors. The name "Port of Errors" as an infamous island did not come to me until I was half way through the book. "Port of Errors" seemed like a good pirate name and so I decided to base much of the story on that island or around it. It was then that I decided to name the book after the island and "Port of Errors" was as the title was born. In coming up with the series name, me and my wife brainstormed. I loved the word "Tyranny" as it feels so treacherous and pirate-esque. It took a few weeks to settle on the name "Born of Tyranny" but that is exactly how these men turned to piracy in my novel. Terrible events and tyrannical characters kind of shape and form the personalities within the story until they evolve into the characters they are. I LOVE this story and hope you will enjoy the poem...

"Black-Hearted and Captain Stirvin"

He's Black-Hearted tyranny Over the eerie seasRuling the waters in vile ways He loves the life he leadsThis Black-Hearted captainWould lead his crew to goldAnd never leave these watersHe's much too powerfulHe pleasures in his piracyAnd plunders every shoreHe's a bearded one-eyed sailorWho rules his vessel…"Whore!" Baring a three-foot macheteSharp as a razors edgeOnly skull and crossbones Be his one true pledge
"Captain Daniel Stirvin"A mighty man is heEvery sailor swears he isThe bravest man on the seaStanding a whole foot tallerThan any man aliveHe flaunts his deadly pistol  Just daring men to tryHis eyes will pierce a king's own heartAnd they will tell his taleHis burnt skin and callused handsProve him prince o'er sail
"Black-Hearted" the pirateWould face Stirvin's sail Just to put a blade thru him And take and drink his ale
"Daniel Stirvin" the captain Over the queen's own fleetHas vowed to rid these watersOf this pirate o'er the sea
But "Daniel Garrett Stirvin" Be his adopted nameAnd the pirate they call "Black-Hearted"Was an orphan just the sameThey be very best of friendsUnbeknownst to them, this dayAnd they haven't seen each other's faceSince they were taken away While growing up they took an oathBefore parting waysThey swore to one anotherThey'd meet again some dayAnd when that day would come for them How joyful they would beFriends unto the end of lifeLike brothers, like family
And as fate would have itThey both be captain nowAnd on the far horizon Be seen, by each, a bowFire roared inside each manTempers flared so hotAnd racing toward each otherTheir men so bravely foughtAnd when they finally met againA tear came to their eyesAnd in that very secondEach captain felt to dieChoked up on their memoriesTheir love would always standBut each knew the others fate Be in the others hand
Black-Hearted felt so empty He could not choose a routeSeconds seemed like eternityBut there really was no doubt
Captain Daniel StirvinDeeply valued their past tooBut now they both be captain… He knew what he must do
They stood their ground a moment And held their tears amissThey walked up to each otherAnd shared a hug and kissEach captain, then, stepped apartSwallowed and took a breathAnd in that very moment It ended… with a death!Steve V CypertFebruary 18, 2002- Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/61131
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