{"id":1968,"date":"2014-04-10T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2014-04-10T00:01:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T13:01:35","slug":"napowrimo-day-10-the-drunken-sailors-plea-to-the-hooker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=1968","title":{"rendered":"NaPoWriMo Day 10: The Drunken Sailor’s Plea To The Hooker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday\u2019s prompt was to write a poem from a songlist.<\/p>\n

My musical tastes are a bit unusual. Most of the music I listen to at the moment is on dig.ccmixter.org. My current favourite is the vocalist ciggi burns.<\/em> The randomly-generated playlist came up with<\/p>\n

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One for Me, The Only Love I Ever Needed, Still Water, How Lucky I Am,<\/p>\n

The Drunken Sailor\u2019s Plea To The Hooker and Small Back Room.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the poem I came up with:<\/p>\n

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The drunken sailor\u2019s plea to the hooker.<\/h4>\n

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How lucky I am!<\/p>\n

The only love I ever needed was \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to be<\/p>\n

lost \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 at sea,<\/p>\n

found \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in still water.<\/p>\n

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you please me for a minute<\/p>\n

in a small back room<\/p>\n

yet that deep water<\/p>\n

between \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lands<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

will sustain me<\/p>\n

for a lifetime.<\/p>\n

The one for me<\/p>\n

is the sea\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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