I sketched for a minute and drew a hunched figure in a cloak<\/p>\n
The figure was looking into a valley<\/p>\n
The title of this sketch was Victory<\/p>\n
Have you written any further poems?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes<\/i><\/p>\n
There is only one <\/i><\/p>\n
May I see it?<\/i><\/p>\n
It is a slightly mysterious and maybe nostalgic poem <\/i><\/p>\n
But I do not think it is very good<\/i><\/p>\n
I prefer my poem called Victory which accompanied the sketch <\/i><\/p>\n
Would you read your poem to me? <\/i><\/p>\n
Yes I will <\/i><\/p>\n
What is it called?<\/i><\/p>\n
Ceremonies at Sea <\/i><\/p>\n
During my years as a sailor <\/i><\/p>\n
I never liked ceremonies at sea <\/i><\/p>\n
As I found them foolish and trivial <\/i><\/p>\n
But now that I have retired <\/i><\/p>\n
I often sit in my sea house <\/i><\/p>\n
And listen to the music of the waves <\/i><\/p>\n
And find out that I was quite mistaken <\/i><\/p>\n
I rather liked your poem <\/i><\/p>\n
It is your choice but I have always found it rather lightweight and simple <\/i><\/p>\n
I thought that the character resembled Captain Cat in Under Milk Wood and that is why I decided not to publish it <\/i><\/p>\n
There are similarities but your character is totally different <\/i><\/p>\n
If you say so <\/i><\/p>\n
Where did you set your poem?<\/i><\/p>\n
Where was the captain living in his retirement?<\/i><\/p>\n
I never said that he was a captain <\/i><\/p>\n
He might have just been a simple merchant seaman <\/i><\/p>\n
Now retired <\/i><\/p>\n
And looking out to sea with a little nostalgia <\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0And that is the poems weakness <\/i><\/p>\n
I think that is the poems strength <\/i><\/p>\n
That is your opinion <\/i><\/p>\n
Your poem reminds me of my childhood <\/i><\/p>\n
When I was a child my parents often took me to a small coastal village called Torcross in South Devon <\/i><\/p>\n
Have you heard of it?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes it is near Dartmouth I believe <\/i><\/p>\n
It was a dreamlike place in the summer although it was often damaged by storms in the winter <\/i><\/p>\n
I used to sit there with my sister <\/i><\/p>\n
Creating sandcastles? <\/i><\/p>\n
No it was mainly a stony beach <\/i><\/p>\n
And we would both look out to sea and make up stories of daring and adventure <\/i><\/p>\n
You poem reminded me of those days <\/i><\/p>\n
Were there any retired sea captains? <\/i><\/p>\n
Alas no <\/i><\/p>\n
I did not see any retired sea captains or for that matter retired sailors <\/i><\/p>\n
Maybe they retired inland as they were tired of the sea <\/i><\/p>\n
Nobody can tire of the sea and that is why so many people write poems about it \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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