View from Land

The sailboat on the crested wave
Is knocked about by ocean spray
The captain’s killed; so very brave

So many times, he’s saved the day

He watched the sunset ev’ry night;
his pipe’s tobacco tamped right down
He’d watch until the morning’s light,

then watch the sun put on his crown

What happened there, we’ve got no clue

We barely see it from the sand
We’ve got a dif’rent point of view
because we're tethered to the land

The coast guard later held its sway
A nat’ral death, the papers print
The doctors hesitate to say
Of cause of death, there’s not a hint

My friend and I were not aware
Until the body came ashore
We saw his eyes, their vacant stare
He wasn’t watching any more

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About two kids spending a day at the beach. Death occurs on a distant sailboat and comes to shore to haunt them.

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