Yo Ho
All together
She was laughing and swaying in the wind. The sun shone down and warmed her skin. She could smell the salt water and could taste summer on her tongue.
Hoist the colors high
The boy chased after her, laughing. The woman chased after them too. The girl tripped and the three of them fell into a sunny, giggling heap.
The girl stood up, took a daisy chain from her head and gave it to the woman who smiled and hugged the girl close.
Heave Ho
Thieves and beggars
A shriek, a cry. The sun was gone, the boy and woman were gone. The salty air replaced with the rotten smell of fear and darkness.
Never shall we die