Drabble: 'The Best That Ever Sailed'
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~ The Best That Ever Sailed ~
Battered by Fate, marked by a thousand encounters with foe and friend alike. Worn by years of toil and painful longing. Yet still beautiful, still possessed of a gaiety, a courage that caught the wind with heady bravado and turned toward the sun with hope that would not be dashed.
“The best that ever sailed, Miss Elizabeth.” Gibbs paused for a moment at the top of the rise to look down on the Pearl, embraced by sapphire waters and lush banks in this unnamed inlet.
And Elizabeth, seeing her captain taking his ease on the distant quarterdeck, had to agree.
~.~
blackpearlsails.~ The Best That Ever Sailed ~
Battered by Fate, marked by a thousand encounters with foe and friend alike. Worn by years of toil and painful longing. Yet still beautiful, still possessed of a gaiety, a courage that caught the wind with heady bravado and turned toward the sun with hope that would not be dashed.
“The best that ever sailed, Miss Elizabeth.” Gibbs paused for a moment at the top of the rise to look down on the Pearl, embraced by sapphire waters and lush banks in this unnamed inlet.
And Elizabeth, seeing her captain taking his ease on the distant quarterdeck, had to agree.
~.~
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Date: 2009-03-25 03:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-26 02:14 pm (UTC)Thank you! I'm so glad you liked this!