One of many for me is the last line of "Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle". The song is a chronological and graphic account of a maritime tragedy. The destruction and peril increase with each verse, reaching the ultimate where the people who weren't trapped below decks are jumping into the sea to escape the flames. Her ulimate demise is summed up with the surreal "Like a toy ship on a millpond she burned all thru the night, then slipped 'neath the waves in the morning"
[This message has been edited by Brian 57 (edited June 20, 2002).]
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