The Mariner's Curse
Richard
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Out on the ocean, we set our sails,
A mariner's tale through the stormy gales,
An albatross soaring, a ______ of grace,
We cheered and we hailed, in that ______ place.
But oh, the mariner's hand,
Struck down the ______ that graced our land,
Now a curse upon our fate,
In this vast and empty expanse.
The winds they ______ die, the sun stood still,
A silent sea, a ______ chill,
With heavy hearts and parched dry throats,
We ______ the price for what we wrote.
Water, water, everywhere,
______ all the boards did shrink,
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor ______ drop to drink.
The dead men stood with vacant eyes,
As the mariner faced his solemn cries,
A life ______ penance, a tale to tell,
To wander the earth, ______ living shell.
A lesson learned through endless strife,
To ______ all that shares our life,
The albatross, a spirit's guide,
In every heart, the truth does bide.
Now hear ______ mariner's call,
Respect the life that binds us all,
______ every action bears its weight,
In the web of ______ shared fate.