Drabble: 'Sailing East'
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blackpearlsails
~ Sailing East ~
From infancy, Elizabeth had longed to sail away and see the wonders of the east, extolled to her by returning friends and relatives. What an irony that the opportunity had come to her at last, in such a way.
She had never been an early riser, but she took the morning watch, all through the months of their long voyage to Singapore. There was some sort of perverse satisfaction in getting up in the dark, tired and cold, and setting to work in that harsh sea-bound world. But then, when dawn approached and the stars began to fade, there was always a moment of hope, clear and sharp as black ink, a small bird flitting above the waves in the face of the rising sun.
~.~
blackpearlsails~ Sailing East ~
From infancy, Elizabeth had longed to sail away and see the wonders of the east, extolled to her by returning friends and relatives. What an irony that the opportunity had come to her at last, in such a way.
She had never been an early riser, but she took the morning watch, all through the months of their long voyage to Singapore. There was some sort of perverse satisfaction in getting up in the dark, tired and cold, and setting to work in that harsh sea-bound world. But then, when dawn approached and the stars began to fade, there was always a moment of hope, clear and sharp as black ink, a small bird flitting above the waves in the face of the rising sun.
~.~