2 Old Pirates Poem by Jim Yerman

As children the two brothers were happy
their imaginations flowed with ease
when, in a box and a basket, they were pirates
who sailed the seven seas…

Amassing a great fortune
a treasure so plentiful and grand
and when they discovered a secret cove
they buried it in the sand

They took only what they needed
of the jewelry and the gold
vowing one day to return
perhaps when they were old.

Return to reclaim their fortune
their treasure chest so grand…
the one they left when they were children
buried in the sand…

The two young pirates have grown old now
as they remember now…with ease
when in a box and a basket they were pirates
who sailed the seven seas…

And they smile as they both realize…
their memories are strong….
and the treasure they amassed when they were children
has been with them all along.