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.