During my sleepwalking state, I had made my way from my afterdeck cabin to the stern of the vessel. Reaching the stern, perhaps dreaming that I was clambering over or straddling a stile or garden fence I was poised to plunge into the Sargasso Sea.
Predominantly Christian their last poignant sight of Europe was the enigmatic Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas. Known as ‘The Sailor’s Church’ this sacred place of worship since 1250 had been a sentinel and lighthouse for those embarking and disembarking from thousands of vessels plying the high seas.
Faith is important whenever we place our trust in medical practitioners. We must sign a disclaimer before we agree to even a minor operation. If theirs is not a pseudoscience, why do you need to sign a disclaimer before agreeing to a routine hospital medical intervention?
WINE THOUGHTS . When all that is left hangs on Memory’s threads, Threads far richer in number, Than the fair hairs of your head. Which of those memories shall I dwell on? . Will it be the moment when the moonbeam, Paused upon your lovely face, When my […]
THE ETERNAL SOUL . Two mortal souls lived sweet and sour, The lovers dreamed in garden bower, In orchards filled with nature’s bloom, They cradled life from womb to tomb. ‘ That I will love you past the call, Stay wed your soul past curtain’s fall, To love […]
One afternoon, whilst heeding a call of nature by using one of the dock toilets his eye caught sight of a copy of the Daily Telegraph. Bored, he flicked through the newspaper’s pages as he waited to discharge his cargo.
MY AUBURN MA VOURNEEN . Do you remember, ma vourneen, A hill where once we dreamed, Beneath the pines of summer where The shafts of sunlight gleamed. How they sparkled on the hummock, How they dappled all the green. Do you remember how you felt, My auburn ma […]
Experience also taught the senior officer that a subject could look him straight in the eye and without blinking come out with the most blatant lie.
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