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// Part II 
// Story: The Rhyme of the Ancient Marener 
// by Brolkier 
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With crew in hoof, we board my boat
Christened ‘The Golden Bee.’
To start our epic journey,
Out upon the sea.

Cat’s Eye did tend to the fire,
And Endless to the sails.
An old steamboat of pride and true,
It’s creaking made such wails.

We left port harbor on the day,
The tenth cold day of winter.
With snow said to fall to the east
To cause one’s eyes to squinter.

We paid the weather ponies no heed,
Sailing into the sun.
For strong gusts help to push our sails,
We were having so much fun.

An hour into our journey
Endless brought attention to me.
She said; ‘Hey I hope you don’t mind,
But I really have to pee!’

Our ship had but one bathroom,
And we were far away from shore.
Cat’s Eye did like to take her time,
Sitting on her chore.

I looked at Endless’ hurting eyes,
Not wanting her to falter.
I gave her the only option I could think of,
And pointed to the water.

She looked at me with eyes of wide
Thinking I thought her a duck.
I could only let out a little squee,
To which she replied: ‘Well buck.’

She took off diving into the sea,
As Cat’s Eye did emerge.
When asked upon, where Endless had gone,
I could already hear my dirge.

‘She decided to take a little swim.’
Those words doth come from me.
Daring not to tell the Unicorn mare,
She had been waiting to pee.

Soon dear Endless did emerge
From beneath the water’s deep.
Upon her seeing Cat’s Eye,
I dared not make a peep.

We sailed, and sailed, and sailed,
All throughout the day.
We sailed till we felt hunger,
And ate burgers of hay.

Sailing did so prove boring,
So I played a little game.
I would count the clouds up in the sky,
Which proved boring all the same.

Cat’s Eye would twiddle her knife around,
Which she kept upon her hip.
Glowing in her red aura,
Like lipstick on a lip.

Endless though was quite ecstatic,
Atop the tall crow’s nest.
She constantly watched the water,
Which she thought was the best.

With Cat’s Eye quick, and Endless loyal,
That again, left me the brave.
But I wasn’t sure what I would do,
If one of their lives I had to save.

Being but an Earth pony,
I had only my strength.
So to what I’d do in the ocean,
I knew not of the length.

I blocked such thoughts from my mind,
For a captain must be strong.
Besides, the waters have been calm,
I’ve been silly all along.

Our ship was strong and sturdy,
So if the water’s began to chop.
I need not worry of a flip,
Nor even of a little slip,
The ship would always land atop.

Nightfall did soon fall upon us,
As we gazed up at the stars.
The mare in the moon was clear tonight,
Behind her lunar bars.

I left the deck and to my bed,
Where I wrapped up in a bundle.
But to my surprise, I turned my eyes,
To find Cat’s Eye in a cuddle.

I was never one for another mare,
So I politely pushed away.
But she pretended to fall upon the bed,
As the ship began to sway.

I jumped from the bed and spoketh to her:
‘What does your mind doth think?’
She gave a smile quite sinister,
And followed with a wink.

I left back up to the ship’s deck,
And retired to the galley.
Locking the door behind me,
To prevent an open alley.

Laying my head down upon the floor,
Wrapped in the tablecloth.
Finally I was all alone,
Save for a flying moth.

The moth, it did not bother me,
For sleep I had in store.
This is till I heard Endless
Outside begin to snore.

I brought my hooves up to my ears,
But soon took them away.
I must learn to get used to this,
For tomorrow’s another day.