The Ship's Log - a poem for RunAwayRhymes

The ship sailed through the storm
       to the rocky islet
Whilst the captain wrote in his log
       with ink that was violet

The first mate called him
       told him of the rainbow
The first mate was devious
       a Lieutenant Indigo

The captain was thoughtful
       thinking just what to do
His mood was depressed
       a royal navy blue

The first mate had a plan
       a treacherous scheme
And the captain was young
       not a little green

He sipped slowly his sherry
       sweatened and mellow
Then snuffed out the candle
       whose light had been yellow

And now this colourful tale
       will take a twist most strange
As the captain took the knife
       he used for cutting his orange

He thrust it in the first mate
       and the first mate bled
Covering the captain and his log
       with blood that was red

Image source: The Golden Gate by Albert Bierstadt, at Wikimedia

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