Construct Cup V 2.0

Compass Rose

Prompt for: June 8, 2014
Subject or Theme: Story of something round(coin, muffin, ball etc.)
Word(s) to Include: Supplicate, forbid
Forbidden Word(s): Round, circle, around, roll
Additional Parameters: The poem should be exactly 100 words

The Compass Rose



True north decries the polar star
as frigates ply the global juice.
Sea charts unfurled on Captain's desk,
beneath sextant, compass, scope,
illustrate lurking monsters who forbid
ships crossing without their due.
Tempest trident rises.
Storm clouds block sun and stars,
gales buffet, tear at sails.
For days they run as dragon winds give chase,
til east meets south, no supplication heard.
Feted waves wash clean the decks of men.
Masts crack, ballast shifts.
Green orbs flash in endless night;
ship slips beneath the liquid salt.
One hundred years later,
diver grabs golden flash
in Triangular garden--
long-lost compass rose.

100 words



Fyn

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