September 2010 Design a Curse Contest

[SapphireBlaze]

I may have gotten a little carried away xD

Across the sea you gaze and stare,
Something's glittering over there.
Your eyes get big, maybe it's just sand,
Then, you realize it's a Solid Gold Island!

You speed up your ship, Quick! Quick! Quick!
You hear the clock going, Tic! Tic! Tic!
Thoughts of gold filling up your purse,
No idea you're under Greed's Curse.

You heard all of the tales told,
But never imagined so much gold!
As you dance around in glee,
A dark, cloud of fog is coming straight for ye.
You're blinded, disoriented, you cannot see,

Then the fog disappears as fast as it came,
But, everything is not the same.
All the gold has disappeared,
And there stands Jolly who is greatly feared.

He roars with laughter at this naive pirate,
You snear at Jolly from the rock where you sat.
He grabs your throat, bony hands so cold,
And says, "All that glitters is not gold".