1
Now I write you a piece of my heart, tonight
In the growing Harmattan and her temperament
I am cut in two- halved in your Providence
One for your happiness, another for Your happiness
2
This piece of heart tells a tale of the sea folk
a story of survival, a war of loneliness and luck
Of a boy caught and taught by the sea, somewhere
A legend of the wild, of a land called Wawadomea.
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Allow me to reintroduce this piece I’m working on. A work of fiction and fantasy about pirate life. ‘The Legend of Wawadomea’ is a story I created, which I hope to finish soon. I won’t reveal all the details here, but trust me, it will evoke that old-school feel when you read some excerpts! My main character is a poor boy named Yitzak, who worked in a shipyard somewhere on the Horn of Africa. One fateful day, he was kidnapped by sea pirates and had to live with them through their epic sea journey. Luckily, he had a pen, a small notebook, and some memories for his diary. He wrote about the sea and her strange ways, the love he missed at home, the hopes he carries, and the quirky life of a pirate. He described the cannibals they encountered, the wars they fought, the pirates’ seafaring competitions, and more. You can read some parts of the story here:
Chapter 1: First Wave of Sails
Chapter 2: Cannibals of the East
Chapter 3: Tarantula Snakefish
Chapter 4: Blue Horizons
Chapter 5: Mountains of Wrouth Island
Chapter 6: Legend of Wawadomea
Chapter 7: I, Among the Legends.
