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StorySudden Snow Rhiannonw1311 years 10 months ago

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Moonfleet

Splintered remains of a brandy barrel cracked across, Witness to the descent of mariners Fallen in the bloodied brine. Excisemen gone mad with brandy and corruption.
Cherry

The Becoming of the Bell

The Amatola’s loss was Cromarty’s gain. The belle of Spanish shipbuilding beached, Grievously wounded in her side; Unable to resist the fierce allure of the rocks,

Captain MacLeod's Widow, and Her Chair

Once commanding the deck of the cabin, It sits proudly in her front room. Full west, steering round the point of the bay, A sea widow sits in remembrance Far beyond the eleventh hour.

Storm Lantern

The widow wakes, fearful for her son, Striking the light that gutters by night, He herring-bound out on the ocean. Rain rides the croft as its master,

Saturday Evening, Aberdeen Beach

Lighthouse winks on the headland, Promising a haven for weary vessels. A boat with a beacon sails the tide, Out for herring, in the salt and smack of spray.

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