{"sf1_id":1168801,"sf2_id":"rn97W3ve","title":"La Mer","author":"charles_they","words":95,"posted_at":"2017-04-04T01:40:38.000Z","tags":["Melancholy","Poem","Poetry","narrative","nostalgia","sailor"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1168801-la-mer","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn97W3ve","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/bb/78/bb783256-a4ff-4986-8a10-6ce2e2f4a2d5","description":"A short narrative on nostalgia and sailing.","content":"### La Mer\n\nI do recall those days of yore,\n\nOf wanton youths spent 'side the shore,\n\nOn islands never touched by war,\n\nThose years are gone;\n\nI wish for more.\n\nWe braved the bays of Yonder Yorn,\n\nWhile singing that we shan't be shorn,\n\nWith eyepatches now long since worn,\n\nThose years are gone;\n\nAnd now I mourn.\n\nAs seasoned salts on ships of yare,\n\nLong tales and drinks and nights we'd share,\n\nOur glory never seemed to wear,\n\n_Mais tu me manques :_\n\n_Toi et la mer._\n\n* * *\n\n-Charles Michael Averin","series":{"name":"Poetry Postings","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1167805-who-s-good.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1169266-the-sea.json"}}