Kenny Knight

 
Trudging back, through the tears
of my nausea, I saw him moving
up the incline towards me. It was
a time for robust gadgets. The
language of piracy is rootless,
irresponsible and motivated by
base desires. As we sit here we
are all being slightly squeezed
and stretched. There is, of course,
a variety of inferior ‘meats’ on sale:
red herrings and bloaters, cow-heel,
sheep's trotters, pig's ear, faggots,
tripe and black pudding. Poison is
Queen!
 
As the frenzy continues, walls of
bubbles drift upwards. I am not
an aficionado of the grape, Clive.
She was searching all the time,
searching for interesting people.
Due to the peace spreading across
Europe, many sailors and privateers
found themselves underemployed.
Out in the open ocean, unimpeded
by land, such swells can become
gigantic. She didn't see me at all,
but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by
since, that I haven't thought of that
girl. A merry life and a short one!
 
Meat, like wheat, involves feelings
of status over and above its dietary
value. It's difficult to find really
interesting people. Surely the riddle is
on the point of being solved? Burning
houses, breaking hedges, treading
down corn: such were the means by
which the poor retaliated against
their betters. Then suddenly the
realisation: that the pirate's belt was
so old, that he had always worn it,
struck her with a strange, sharp
pain. Something lurches deep
within the girl who was death!
 
How does the graviton relate to
gravitational waves? A single-
sentence answer is required.
The typhoon analogy suggests
that high unemployment and
record inflation just blow up like
a storm. I know, but she keeps
searching. Cursing was a means
by which the weak and defenseless
tried to avenge themselves upon
their enemies. Shell the eggs and
prick them all over with a fork, rub
them with a little garam masala
and set them aside. For this ceremony
we demand coquetry and particular
clothes. We're talking very seriously
here about things which might not
actually exist!
 
He was beautiful. He swaggered onto
the ship like a pirate, mesmerised the
crew and then split. On his approach,
she fell on her knees and embraced
his feet, with looks full of gratitude and
love. The term ‘deity’ is, in any useful
sense, meaningless. It's the weekends
that have done the damage - the years
have been kind to you. It is now
midsummer and the sun is shining at
full strength. The jargon of every trade or
calling is gradually borrowed by others,
to add to their stock of metaphor. You
are without doubt, the worst pirate I've
ever heard of!
 
There was a girl waiting to get on the
ferry. Do you like rainbows? She was
carrying a white parasol. Can you hum
the tune of Puff The Magic Dragon?
I only saw her for a second. Are you
partial to a bit of barefoot walking?
Gravity is the least-understood force
in the universe. Much of his uneasiness
was now removed. He had a friend to
whom he could impart his thoughts,
and whose experience could assist him
in his designs. At sea one day, you'll
see land where there is no land. Exit
offstage, pursued by a bear!
 
''Not much mistake about that,”
said Spanker. Pale and still as death,
the two fugitives huddled in the boat
amid sounds of gunfire and hand-to-
hand fighting. ''Sharks get very excited
when pirates are around.'' China's red-
hot economy is likely to enjoy at least
two more years of double-digit growth
as its gravitational pull creates the daily
advances and retreats of the tide.
The mechanics of buying gives way to
a complete eroticization of choosing and
spending. Caught by the backlash,
the banshees made a public apology
for their previous actions. Even boiling
a kettle, it seems, is a piratical act!
 
These are the most productive seas on
earth. One moment we were both
groping downstairs, leaving the candle
by the empty chest, and the next we
had opened the door and were in full
retreat. There's more to life than
reading the news. Here was a stirring
of revolt in the heart of a sincere man,
whose grief had been disturbed by
exaggeration and lust. There is a sort
of doily etiquette which reminds the
diligent reader of shoe-fetishism in
film studies. “The name's Neff, two
f's, as in Philadelphia.!”
 
This emphasis on death and
destruction set the pace for what
followed, as Spanker's preening
dandyism hit the spot. Light waves
clearly travel through a vacuum. Fry
the remaining onions and use them to
garnish the pilau. Stella and I both
awake early and decide to have
breakfast together. Sprinkle the
cashew nuts and coconut over the
top and serve with pickle or chutney.
Light radiates from a huge pearly
white structure which is oriental in
design. Yet another legend speaks
of a magic potion containing the
excrement of a toad. You know,
you ought to find yourself a girl!
 
Everything was driven by her
desire at all costs to avoid
another deficit. Are we going to
have a heatwave this summer?
A poem and a pirate with a
message enters his consciousness
as the threat of bombing makes
sleeping a more complex and public
affair. The creature trots towards him
on the empty street, with something
struggling in its mouth. Spanker drops
to his knees and the parrot speaks
with great rapidity: “Pieces of eight!
Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!”
 
English punk was now open to
every charlatan, poseur and pirate
attracted by the profits of media
attention and a record contract.
Be careful not to overheat the oil
as this will make the whites puffy
and brown. It was a good day for
city analysts. “You're not the usual
kind of pirate. What's your
name?” It's very moving and
emotional that people feel this
strong connection with Captain
Jack. “I am the manager of the
café Corsair and I will tell you
things at random!”
 
Falling asleep and inducing the
right sleep have become key
components in the market-driven
economy. It is now easier to follow
Venus into daylight than find her
later in the day, as we can estimate
her position in relation to nearby
landmarks. In a few minutes, mother
and daughter were safely ensconced
in the cave, while I sat peering
through the narrow entrance,
waiting for dawn to break.
Spanker, meanwhile, desired only
to be rich and to conceal his riches
from the other pirates!
 
Steve Spence