Notice of absence from Doggerel Dave
Not absent - still here!
Keep Calm and Carry On Poeming. 😂
Not absent - still here!
Keep Calm and Carry On Poeming. 😂
Mr Roberts, a very fine fellow,
Head of a free enterprise company:
Its culture great, loyalty did follow -
A guarantee of his incumbency.
As the whole collective freely voted
On the direction each project should run,
Then maximum effort was devoted
To the task’s accomplishment until done.
While CEO and small management team
Took only double share of any gain,
Equal shares among the rest it would seem
Ensured solidarity without strain.
So this was a haven of radical
Egalitarianism just when?
The eighteenth century - quite practical
This cooperative venture even then.
Well, there’s one small detail I now must add,
It’s something I feel the need to get straight:
(Please no judgment – let’s not hear the word ‘bad’)
Bartholomew Roberts was a pirate.
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Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
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Comments7
Aargh! Black Bart!
"Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"
He was quite a character as many of his men were freed slaves who, when he was killed were taken back into slavery.
Andy
Aargh! did you first meet the man in RLS's classic tale Andy?
Glad someone knows something about the Golden Age - an interesting and complicated time full of action and colourful characters.
A great read - didn't see the closing stanza coming.
Thanks Michael - Only aim - a commentary on social arrangements plus a surprise at the end.
A well-written poem, Dave.
Thanks Jerry - a bit clunky in places, I must confess - but I tried.
Applause for keeping me on the edge of my seat with this intriguing tale of a pirate's fair dealings .... ha - those were the days - eh Dave ?
Got me there, Fay - How many companies/corporations today have that kind of morality; or perhaps, more to the point, how many don't?
Hey Dan, many thanks for favouring this piece - I'm more gratified than I can say...
An interesting and informative post for sure .. I was certainly not anticipating that punchline .. Now feel inclined to find out more about good old Mr. Roberts ....... N
Quite a rewarding slice of our past (privateers, slavery and all), the Golden Age. Complex - note Andy's comment up top. History in the raw.
Pirates were the most democratic groups of the era. Captains were elected and could be removed by vote. That's probably why they were so diligently hunted. A great tale
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