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That was then and now is there As sister Sara pointed out We were young and stupid But our ship harbored no care The oak was new , fresh the smell We climbed the rigging of the mast of life so fast , so well "Get down you fools" The old crusted would say Seasoned in salt from life's crashing waves and spray We just laughed and brayed Almost depraved "Get lost old fool" We were so cruel We weighed our anchor and dropped our sails Little we knew of the seas of Hell The distant thunder lightning's warning It didn't scare us Life was ours to plunder But the oak did gray It bent and buckled The rigging's rope broke some of us tumbled Beaten and battered We limped into our ports There was no laughter from our fellow cohorts The crossing is done Sun seasoned in wear We are the old fools . . . That was then and now is there
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Apr 5, 2017
Apr 5, 2017 at 5:35 AM UTC
That was then and now is there
That was then and now is there As sister Sara pointed out We were young and stupid But our ship harbored no care The oak was new , fresh the smell We climbed the rigging of the mast of life so fast , so well "Get down you fools" The old crusted would say Seasoned in salt from life's crashing waves and spray We just laughed and brayed Almost depraved "Get lost old fool" We were so cruel We weighed our anchor and dropped our sails Little we knew of the seas of Hell The distant thunder lightning's warning It didn't scare us Life was ours to plunder But the oak did gray It bent and buckled The rigging's rope broke some of us tumbled Beaten and battered We limped into our ports There was no laughter from our fellow cohorts The crossing is done Sun seasoned in wear We are the old fools . . . That was then and now is there
Inspired by Sara Fielder's poem "This is this"
#salt#mortons
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75/M/Birmingham , Alabama
Apr 5, 2017
Apr 5, 2017 at 5:35 AM UTC
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