In honor of #TalkLikeAPirateDay and the release of “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” AgeOfTheGeek.org holding a Pirate Poetry contest on Twitter.

So far (17 Sept. 2017 at 10 a.m.) we have:

Stephan‏ @StephanFan

A pirate I want to be,

Sailing the angry sea,

So fearsome and bold,

stealing all their gold,

That’s the life for me!

Ragin_Cajun2‏ @RAGIN_CAJUN2  Sep 14

Ahoy! thar.

Life on th’ sea be hard ‘n rough

But pirate’s life chose me.

nigh n far X marks th’ spot!

Alas tis me duty t plunder that booty!