Avast ye, Mickey

(A friend of mine has a history of repeated contractual obligation to Walt Disney whereby he does stuff for or on behalf of Mr. Disney in exchange for money. 'Working' I think they call it. His role within Walt's prestigious organisation is to help satisfy the gluttonous desires of Americans who "just love" his British accent. 'Waiting' I think they call it. All very difficult to get one's head around I know, but get this - his new contract has him out on the high seas. In his honour I have written a poem that is as moving as it is nonsensical)


Ahhhh the sea
That cruel mistress
That choppy whore
That damn watery bastard
Ahhhh the sea


The things men must have seen
Friends gone mad from scurvy
Storms of monstrous proportions
And all you can eat buffet 
Where the chicken nuggets are piled high
And are fashioned into the shape of Donald Duck
The things men must have seen


It's a tough life 
You learn to respect the sea
And roll with it's every whim
Sometimes a man survives only on his wits 
And a measly 10% tip
It's a tough life


Out across the water
Up to the endless horizon
(and further) 
Hollow cries ring out
In a language only men of the sea can really understand
"Today's specials are..." the visceral howl begins...
Several leagues pass before the specials come to a close and they do so to a collection of 'Hmm Yeses' and "Well they all sound so tasty"
There is a strong nautical kinship here and this natural back and forth is common to people of the sea


Great torrents of Disneyfied loveliness
On the high and low seas
And also the medium seas (Lest they be forgotten)
Where once there were swashbucklers and armadas and American aircraft carriers
There is now only Disney as far as the eye can see
Snow White runs a small fishing vessel off the coast of Newfoundland
Nothing fancy, no big haul
But it makes her happy and puts the dwarfs to good use
Goofy takes his high speed catamaran out for a run around Hawaii a couple of times every week
It's done wonders for his social life
And The Beauty and The Beast are often spotted out on their tandem kayak
The ocean is theirs


Ahhhh the sea
That big wet thing
I hope it treats you kindly