The captain prepared to unfurled the sails...provisions were prepared for the long journey...the ocean was uncharted...the horizon a distant thin line...the map a sketch of ale house tales and myths...but the omens were good...and the clouds appeared to harbingers of good fortune...it was a new ship...with a new captain...but the crew was seasoned and loyal...the departing toast was in good cheer...and the work songs lively... | |