" Demon's Deep "

What a way to go we say~ What a way to play~ Hand dealt us from top the deck~ So we bet it all ... no care o'wreck~ Sailed in to an atoll's maze~ Sun a'hotter than many a day's~ High at noon was reefline seen~ Amid seaglitter & deepblue sheen~ Aback her tops'ls as she flew~ Taught her main & wild her screw~ Thusly did'st our schooner fly~ Toward hot breakers mile high~ A serpent's path then before us~ Which & when the answer thus~ Seen between hard crashin' waves~ Path to glory... or an end to days~ So she rode then toward that reef~ Silent as a burglar thief~ Sneakin' in to demon's lair~ In our minds no chance nor prayer~ Then from high at topmast seen~ A bolt bright hot & strangely green~ Down to her deck it struck a'flyin'~ Lightnin' bold & wind a'cryin'~ Split she was from stem to stern~ Not even chance to her wheel turn~ Then was all put hard to stop~ As sky black began to drop~ Sea succumbed to sky above~ As does soft will of one in love~ All was still & no sound heard~ 'Cept that demon's evil word~ "Damn ye sailors damn ye all!"~ Thundered he from deep below~ "Down here now I drive ye deep!" Off her decks we then did leap~ "Now your souls I'll forever keep!" Strangest thing sudden happened us~ No sailor had thus foreseen it thus~ For then we sailed far high aloft~ Upon a ship of clouds so soft~ A warm wind blew & we all felt~ Another hand had us been dealt~ Again we'd play for all of time~ We'd sail forever this sea sublime~ SeaWolf ©