Hi everyone,
happy to share my latest video with you and hope you enjoy it.
I bet you didn’t know that in a past life, I was a pirate:)
Please watch in Fullscreen and 4K.
If you enjoyed it, Likes and comments on YouTube are highly appreciated:)
A Pirate Story
This ship you see
bears the name My Lost Beauty
I did not name her idylly
after it became mine…
I gave her the only name
that she could possibly be
knowing how she came to me.
I survived because of the blessing,
I was the only one to believe,
if I stood each day break
when the Goddess Turina
came up from the depth and showered
her blessing over me.
My ship came to me in the time
of the boiling Corona Seas,
when sailors one by one succumbed
to this invisible dreadful disease
all the fish dried up in the sea and the pirates died
and I was left alone, to enjoy the spoils of plunder
The buildings and businesses now empty
I was left all of this ..everything the eye can see
but in someways I was left with nothing
It became meaningless all of it,
too many memories, when everywhere
was filled with life, now death had silenced
all the joy, the good pirates and the bad
all cut down equally..until I was the only one
who still sailed these poisoned lifeless seas,
I took pleasure in beauty..
in my hands I gathered seeds
from all the islands near & far and planted them
reveling in their color, they were Nature’s Art
come to comfort me. This and the feeling of the winds
opening the sails, was the only thing that could comfort me.
Here at the Pirate’s Pub
I saw the best come & go
the drinking and song
the fights and the truce’s made
with the hair of their mustache
and a handshake.
It saddens me to even be here
So I set out to sail the deadly Corona Sea
Maybe I too will succumb..
but that’s a prayer I keep to myself.
At one time, in the best of times
I had someone by my side
someone who understood me
someone so very like me
and we shared our hopes
and when the plague poisoned the seas
we shared our fear of uncertainty
and the last place she was alive
is where I live our memories .
Bonny Brave, Captain of the ship I sail.
The only other woman Pirate
I had the chance to meet.
Who bequeathed me her ship before her death
and who I named on her final deathbed
“My Lost Beauty.”
and who will always sail with me
I receive my blessing from Turina
to stay alive and journey these lifeless seas
not for myself or fear of death
but to keep alive ….her memory.
Karima Hoisan
Jan. 8, 2024
Costa Rica
Digital Rabbit Hole 
A tragic story! And beautiful, in the words and voice and images. Really haunting!
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Thank you so much Dale for commenting here and on YouTube too…I’m glad you felt it hauntingly…:)
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Creative genius Karima ❤️🤗❤️
Hauntingly beautiful !
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Ohh thank you so much Maggie for your superlatives!! It means the world to me, you found it “hauntingly beautiful” 🤗
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Karima I love your creativity my friend.
Keep shining 🌟🤗
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Awww you keep me shining Maggie::) 🤩
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Awww that is lovely Karima 🥰 thank you!
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Karima, thank you for sharing your latest video! I’m really looking forward to checking it out. The idea that you were a pirate in a past life sounds really exciting. The story of the ship “My Lost Beauty” sounds fascinating and I am sure that you tell it in a very special way. I find the passage about the “boiling Corona seas” and the loneliness you experienced as the last survivor particularly touching. It’s impressive how you connect this dark time with the metaphor of being a pirate. Despite all the external treasures, it seems that the feeling of emptiness and isolation has left a deep impression. I’ll definitely be watching it in full screen and 4K to enjoy the best details.
Karima, I wish you all the Best!
Rosie from Germany
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Hello dear Rosie from Germany and thank you for your generous viewing and comment too. I love how you dove into the ambiance, the plague and the last survivor, with everything and yet empty…with nothing. Your comment is just wonderful Rosie and spurs me on to trust my insticts and keep telling stories (no matter how offbeat or unexpected they may be.
I wish you always the best too.
You are such a talented artist and you share your beauty with us all.
Your friend, Karima from Costa Rica
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En la vida no todo es color de rosas. Ni siquiera para los piratas, pero me quito el sombrero si me encuentro con una hermosa pirata como tú. Los cañores tronarían en señal de buenvenida. Un excelente y bien elaborado video Karima. Disfruté de tu produción y canción.
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Qué lindas tu palabras Manuel..me hicieron sonreír aquí en Costa Rica:)
Auque soy una Pirata mujer, aprendí el gran caminata de los otros piratas jaja. Awww me alegro tanto Manuel que te haya gustado este vuelo de mi imaginación:) Muchas gracias por verlo y dejarme este grato comentario.
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Por nada querida Karina. Siempre tienes un as sobre la manga para hacer post con mucho contenido literario, amén de deleitarnos con tus canciones que son una nota. Saludos
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Manuel, gracias de nuevo por decirme esto..Ojalá que siempre puedo inventar algo para deleitar a mis lectores y amigos especialmente amigos muy especiales como tú:)
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Gracias Karima.
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Really enjoyed listening and watching on You Tube
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Thank you so much David for going to YouTube and leaving me a very well-thought out and generous comment there….Ahhh how wonderful, if all my YouTube audience, were made up of people like you, who really delve into a video and comment so freely and with so much detail…. Thank you for this:)
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This was great, really enjoyed it 😊
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Thanks so much Pooja for watching it!! Glad you really enjoyed it!!
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You’re most welcome!
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Entertaining and engaging story and video. Well done, Karmina! 🏴☠️
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Thank you so much Michele, for watching and leaving me your impressions. It makes me very happy you enjoyed it
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You’re very welcome!
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A beautiful narration and animation. Very touching Karima
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it Sadje…thank you for leaving me your comment:)
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My pleasure dear friend
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What a powerful and haunting story!
Love this ✨
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Ahhh Roksana…thank you for watching it and for leaving your impressions here in your comment. I am thrilled you feel this way!!
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Beautifully made! Very creative
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Thank you again. The genre of machinima is a small niche…using live actors(avatars) and not animation. I find it fascinating to work in:)
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Enchanting, Karima!
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Thanks for watching, Dawn!
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Pingback: A Pirate Story – Reviewed | Adam Fenner
Karima, your poem “A Pirate Story” is a beautifully woven tale of resilience, memory, and devotion. Its vivid imagery and reflective tone draw the reader into a world where loss and beauty coexist, creating a poignant narrative that lingers long after reading. As someone who regularly reviews poetry from both the past and present, I deeply appreciated the depth and thoughtfulness in your work.
I shared your poem along with my reflections here. It’s a privilege to engage with writing as powerful as yours. Thank you for sharing your creativity, and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future. Best, Adam
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Dear Adam,
your comment on my poem, “A Pirate Story” was such a wonderful surprise for me to find. I was impressed with your generosity of spirit and your willingness to reach out to me in this way. Your post is so beautifully written, your analysis of my poem so carefully dissected verse by verse and I am honored you found my poem worthy enough to invest your time and expertise in making this comparison to Anne Bonny, who I have always admired . Thank you for using your talent and your facility for finding just the right words in reviewing my poem.. I am deeply moved by your action and very honored. I will cherish your review always.
Peace, Karima
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Hauntingly beautiful and tragic!! I feel mesmerized by the poetry, voice and imagery
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Thank you so much for leaving me your impressions of my YouTube video here. It means a lot to me, that you enjoyed it on all levels.
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A tragic story, beautifully told by you in your captivating voice and verses.
I gathered seeds
from all the islands near & far and planted them
reveling in their color…
Well penned, Karima! Last line is superb. Truly enjoyed it.
Your creativity knows no bounds.
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