Another Drabble

[dwgm]

The theme for this week's drabble challenge at Black Pearl Sails is Sight.

Sea 'Scapes

A flash of blue and gold caught his eye, distracting him from the uncomfortable sight of a heart breaking.

Bloody parrot.

Parrot?

Electrified (but concealing it admirably) he seized the moment.

Rum-scented babbling for the Governor; near sincere sympathy for the Commodore; facetious rejection for the Young Missy; and for Turner, Bill’s stupid, heroic whelp…no, it’d take far too long.

A Fabulous Exit (designed o' purpose to enhance The Legend).

Falling.

Hitting! (Bloody hell!)

Kicking toward morning sun, popping into free air with a newborn gasp, and whipping wetly around.

His Pearl, and his loyal crew: now that…that was A Sight!

Comments

[tessabeth.livejournal.com]

Agree w/- porridgebird re: the newborn gasp; am even more taken with the phrase the uncomfortable sight of a heart breaking, which, while so very simple, is so very very sad, and evocative; someone being hurt is like a trainsmash, so hard to look away from, and you don't know whether you even *should* look away. Yeah, uncomfortable. Good word!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Oooh, feedback from tessabeth! I'm so happy!

Thanks so much. You do always pick the phrases I like too. Perhaps we have some weird psychic connection...

[tessabeth.livejournal.com]

Oooh, feedback from tessabeth! I know, it's a rare and random thing, and I'm bad for it. But you know me and LJ; I'm particularly caddish about it, I flit about and flirt and refuse to establish any sort of real relationship with the thing. Ergo, if I come across anything it's entirely by chance. I'm most unreliable.

Perhaps we have some weird psychic connection It's called Excellent Taste And Aesthetic Discrimination, darling; am confident we both have it in spades. :)