We go Shakespeare again
this week on Drabble Wednesday.
The Return of the Shakespeare Pirates
Prithee, tall and
proud, stride the deck under the black flag of bones. Raise the cutlass and the
rum and give no quarter in the battle. Huzzah, huzzah, we rule the seas. Proclaim
to all the rousing cry of Pirate! Hark and give no hail, none to sail before
our eyes upon the horizon. ‘Tis plunder, plunder we seek, to all we raise the
cry of, Pirate!
Blow winds, fill the
sails! Hie the ship forward, ever forward!
Spit cannon fire, and
raid the kingdom, ungrateful wretches all!
Swing the cutlass,
raise your voice, and shout the cry of, Pirate!
~*~
Another installment of
the ongoing tales of Frankie and Joni…
Frankie Does Shakespeare
“Zounds! Forsooth! Is
that a pie I see before me, wondrous topped with whipped cream and the reddest
of cherries.”
“Huh?” I stared at
Frankie, who entered the lunch room wearing tights and a weird shirt. “If
you’re talking about dessert, then yes, it’s a pie.”
“Oh, marvels. My
kingdom for a slice!”
“Help yourself.” Then
it dawns. “Practicing for the virtual Shakespeare Festival, I take it?”
“Verily.”
He eagerly cuts a
slice of pie and pops a forkful in his mouth, before spitting it out. “Oh, that’s
rhubarb. I hate rhubarb.”
I smile. “Methinks you
doth protest, too much.”
~*~
This drabble’s a bit
different. Tweets from Shakespeare…
Shakespeare Tweets!
To be a One Direction fan, or
not to be: that is the question.
All the world's a stage for the Kardashians.
Now is the Winter is Coming of
our discontent. #GameofThrones
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him,
Horatio, on Facebook. #RIPYorick
Is this a #selfie which
I see before me? Oh, most egregious selfie.
Something wicked this way comes. #EvilQueen
Seeking the food he eats. Checkth out this wondrous
lunch!
Lies told by an idiot, full of sound and fury! Taketh that
you troll!
Write till your ink be dry… write sorrow on the bosom of the earth #amwriting
© A. F. Stewart 2016 All Rights Reserved
with thanks to William Shakespeare
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