Monkey fist

Weight in a heaving

Line to bring the ship ashore; 

A formidable

Weapon it can be

In a melee of drunken

Sailors looking for

Blood when free at last.

Precious stones it can conceal…

A good way to fool

Customs and become

Rich in one trip, multiplying

Hard earned income

A thousand fold…a

Beauty to make and behold;

It’s a keeper’s trove!

Picture: three homemade monkey fists