"Space Widow's Lament"

[Lightfoot]

Space Widow's Lament
(for the lovely Ms. Linda)

He leaves me home to sail the stars,
to trade and plot in seedy bars.

To fight and plunder, run and hide.
(His absence makes me ache.. inside.)

I wish him well at every leavin',
but deep inside, I continue grievin'.

There seems no cure for his wanderlust,
tho our love is turning to brittle dust.

If you hear me now, my man of space,
Remember your home! Remember my face!

Please come to me. Please reason. Please talk!
'Ere I resume my "Widow's walk".

Your passion for space, for adventure, for fun
may ruin our love before you're done.

I do not seek to determine your fate.
I love you still, but it may be too late!

So consider, my man, before you fly:
Your duties lie here, not in the sky!

So please, my man, consider, relent,
Understand and give heed to my Widow's Lament.

.... Sancho Panza
08/11/2306 - 1100 hrs U.T.

(I love you, Linda. Be home soon.)

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<span style="font-family:Trebuchet Ms">Brotherhood of Light ~ Grenoble ~ Belfast



LVX|Cagliostro ~ LVX|Eye.of.Privas</span>

[Lightfoot]

I haven't knocked ya all speechless, have I?

Just so I didn't waste the bandwidth, let's just consider this thread a "support group" for those 'uns of us who just don't know how to drag our asses outta the cockpit at times.

Also, since i've kinda set the bar, it could also be the place for:
Shantys
Love songs
Epic Poems
Odes
Letters of apology and remorse
Help w/ homework, so ya can get done 'n play longer... (hmm.. that may be contrary to the purpose...).

Am I the only one havin' these issues?

Let's talk!

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<span style="font-family:Trebuchet Ms">Brotherhood of Light ~ Grenoble ~ Belfast



LVX|Cagliostro ~ LVX|Eye.of.Privas</span>

[Fellow Hoodlum]

Or of course ... We can use it for the usual old bollocks ... Won't be wasted I'm sure.
Li...Wifes more important you know. The rest of the stuff I'll leave to Night ... Hes much
better at the slush than me ... And those deep and useless discordian things.

Hoodlum :cool:

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Some say he is a proud member of: "The most paranoid group of people in the Community."

[Nightfall]

Contribution at 2am

Ravaging Storms in a Night of a Full Moon
the Clouds Wish to touch the Earth underneath
a Link between them a Whisper of Names in the howling Wind.

Far away Lands...

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor

[Fellow Hoodlum]

See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.

Hoodlum :mellow:

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Some say he is a proud member of: "The most paranoid group of people in the Community."

[Lightfoot]

See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.

Hoodlum :mellow:

[snapback]29792[/snapback]

I got it. You're both closet Discordians, and the ELF will rise again!
(Details to follow)

and "Whisper of Names"... what a great name for a ship!
Grab my coat too, eh Hoodlum. It's gettin' all smarmy in here

BTW.. The poem got me one hour of fuel tonight.
See ya Topside!

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<span style="font-family:Trebuchet Ms">Brotherhood of Light ~ Grenoble ~ Belfast



LVX|Cagliostro ~ LVX|Eye.of.Privas</span>

[Admiral Yamato]

I've gonna be gone for a week or so too. Got lots of summer work to do. plus the girlfriend is getting frustrated with not spending enough time or whatever.

but ill be back, see yakuza thread for more details. don't worry, dark shadow, i have NOT abandoned our clan.

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Returning with a Vengeance June 2007 Sirius Universal Time.
We are coming.

Characters:
BDBC-Yamato - Talarca Light Battlecruiser
BDBS-Musashi - Kusari Heavy Battleship (to be stolen)
BDF-Shinano - Blood Dragon Fighter *
FL-Monarch (to be commissioned) **

</span> The 大和, Battlecruiser Yamato, is Admiral Yamato's personal yacht and primary combat ship.
<span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'> The 武蔵, Battleship Musashi, is Admiral Yamato's command center and mobile base of operations for his personal fleet.
* The 信濃, Fighter Shinano, is Admiral Yamato's personal fighter and reconnaisance ship, used for backup purposes.
** The Monarch is a freelance freighter captained by Bretonian Navy veteran, William Earnshaw Jr.

Articles of Interest:
Character Biographies & Profiles | Battle of Honshu-Chugoku | Kyushu Police Raid | Project X777 (Part 1)
Project X777 (Part 2) | The Falcon Battalion | The Rescue of Nakazawa

[Nightfall]

See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.

Hoodlum :mellow:

[snapback]29792[/snapback]

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and "Whisper of Names"...&nbsp; what a great name for a ship!&nbsp;
Grab my coat too, eh Hoodlum.&nbsp; It's gettin' all smarmy in here
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[snapback]29796[/snapback]

Just an enlightened evolution after a battle.. another Zen thing.
Stories about death.

Bernard :mellow:

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor

[Skyedaughter]

The Widow's Response

Know this, all you widows pleading,
your sorrow soon will turn to bleeding
as tears of red fall from your eyes
while you search the ungiving skies.

For once a man has touched the stars,
and planets like jewels fill his heart,
you have nothing that can compare,
nothing to draw him from the cosmic dare.

Because the vastness of space is a new kind of ocean,
and its call is felt deep by the adventuring kind.
Mesmerized they'll become by the great silent motion,
and they'll leave everything and everyone else behind.

The inordinant quest stole your companion
and made of your lover a highwayman
who touches galaxies instead of soft earth
and seeks strange treasures of undefinable worth

You think none of this can compare to your love
or the way you once fit, hand in glove.
But his heart has been taken by one stronger than you;
there are no breadcrumbs to follow; there are no clues.

Because the vastness of space is a new kind of ocean,
and its call is felt deep by the adventuring kind.
Mesmerized they'll become by the great silent motion,
and they'll leave everything and everyone else behind.

Please believe no promises or words that seem kind.
They'll wink out like stars in the morning but haunt you at night.
Take no offered hand, and of his touch please beware.
For he has become a ghost in the machine and only seems to be there.

So feel your sorrow in full measure, and then let it go,
ask no more questions and seek answers no more.
Lift up your skirts and continue alone.
Your starfaring man is lost and gone.

Skyedaughter 2006

[Skyedaughter]

You're a smart fellow, and your wife or companion is very fortunate.
Skyedaughter