Timbers Shivered

Shivered timber in shale shallows at Shiloh. Surrendering sailors gape guppy-mouthed and lubber like puppies a’lee of Captain Shill, who swills Merlot and summons sacred sea soldiers of old, while scolding on shoulder, parrot Merlin for mimicing Shylock’s fleece codpiece spiel in walkie-talkie cockney jabberwocky even as fleet scuttles.