There is nothing poignant about it.
Smiles
A Real Estate
Featuring exquisite harbor views, this modest fixer-upper will be no mere dalliance for the person who wants a serious venue to entertain in style.
Seasick
Temporarily homeless, the Jones' boat was the best I could do. Spinney had promised to shift me to something more suitable ASAP. But for now, I was "boat sitting" for the Jones family, and they had allocated the dusty forward berth for the sitter.
Up In Smoke
My favorite time at the tidepool was the change of tides. But my repose was marred by the acrid stink of a cigarette.
Nemesis
The Gray Menace's nemesis slunk away into the woods, once again inadequate.
Fall Line
Some things are noticeable only when you look at the big picture.
Deep-Six
" By the deep six" was the original leadsman call with the sounding line.
A Seaman’s Primer
My maritime education began at about age nine as I started to assist my father on jobs aboard the large party fishing boats in New York's Sheepshead Bay
Figurehead
Most of the ship's figureheads that have come down to us are anonymous.
Funereal
As a folksinger, I had to perform some odd gigs. At the coffeehouses, you knew what to expect at two in the morning from the drunks.
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