The Seductor

1.      What is the perfect camouflage for a pirate ship?

2.      It can look like a common ship passing unnoticed

3.      It will slide in the fog and disappear in the dark

4.      It may appear as another ship hiding its credentials

5.      And then suddenly attack while raising the black flag

6.      Or it could charge directly catching others by surprise 

7.      But what if it is a ghost ship made of water and clouds?

8.      Such a ship would have the ultimate advantage of surprise

9.      However how can an invisible ship attack others?

10.  How can its crew be dangerous if it is a ghost crew?

11.  How can they board other ships if the hooks are immaterial?

12.  Still there could be a strong psychological effect

13.  Do ghost ships really exist? If you don’t think so

14.  What would happen if you saw such a ship in front of you?

15.  Like having seeing a UFO while no one believes you?

16.  Like having been robbed without the thief leaving any clew?

4/1/2008

Painting: Rene Magritte, The Seductor