A ship lies anchored in the mouth of the bay
Small boats alongside it, like chicks round a hen
Aboard men work silently, swiftly
They know what needs to be done
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You are in rare company, Marilyn, with your ability to spin an epic such as this!
It is almost like being there myself, feeling the need for silence, and the need to hurry, hurry, hury! And the clerk has his 'baccy. Funny, we here in the Southern USA are very familiar with smugglers as well, because during the Civil War, we were bloccaded, and much French lace, baccy, Port and spies were smuggled in and out. If I could, I would give this a 20 -
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You are in rare company, Marilyn, with your ability to spin an epic such as this! It is almost like being there myself, feeling the need for silence, and the need to hurry, hurry, hury! And the clerk has his 'baccy. Funny, we here in the Southern USA are very familiar with smugglers as well, because during the Civil War, we were bloccaded, and much French lace, baccy, Port and spies were smuggled in and out. If I could, I would give this a 20 -