With Love and Laughter Linked
The sea was all he knew before they met
While she was raised on scented, satin sheets
He slept on deck and learned to hoist the net
But it was she whose spell could tame the fleets
For she had beauty, yes, and she had brains
And still it was her laugh that won his heart
Her giggle, gentle as the morning rains
And he, a tar, had tales he could impart
So when God called her home at eighty years
He cut the line and set to sea once more
To fill the ocean with his sweat and tears
With hope he’d find her on that final shore
From son to son the saga was passed down
How laughter launched a love of great renown
*Written August 17, 2018
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Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2018
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