Blackbead Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 The Horizon "When you look at the horizon, do you see the waves? Or do you see the sky?" All right, all right! I hear ye, mate! When yer sixty feet or more off the deck, High in the riggin' and a gale's a'blowin' and The ship be heeled over to a fine point and The cold has turned the horses to iron bars and The bos'un has ye dancin' a jig in the wind . . . There ye'll be starin' straight into the face of God! But, listen to what I have to say: When yer sittin above board after a fine mess, With a clean deck to yer backside and A fresh wind coolin' off the fo'c'sle sweat and Weather fittin' and proper for twelve knots and All the doggies and their masters are up on the quarterdeck . . . With the proper bearing, ye'll see Him there, too! Stephen Sanders ©2010 "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Ransom Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 Nice one! ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
Blackbead Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Thank you! This one started as a rhymer but somewhere it wound up as free verse. I lilked the flow of it better than the rhyme. "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Admiral Kilo Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 When I see the horizon, I see where the ocean meets the sky- a place I long to chase. Very well done again, Blackbeard. Admiral Kilo hath spoken. [Jolly Roger pending- if ye're willing to draw mine check the thread I made for it {this is a link})
Blackbead Posted June 16, 2010 Author Posted June 16, 2010 Thank ye for the comment, me lad, but the name is "BlackBEAD"; not "BlackBEARD." As the Captain often says, I be the pirate "without the rrrrrrr!" Blackbead "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Admiral Kilo Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 Oh, oops. Sorry, Blackbead. Admiral Kilo hath spoken. [Jolly Roger pending- if ye're willing to draw mine check the thread I made for it {this is a link})
Blackbead Posted June 17, 2010 Author Posted June 17, 2010 No worries, my friend! Thank you for the kind words about me rhymes and scribbles. Now, how about a jack of bumbo? Blackbead "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
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