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Lost Friend III by LaJuan
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| Up through the conning tower I climb |
| And I leave the Seaview for the very last time. |
| I look out over the double line of salutes |
| And the crew's fine display of tribute. |
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| Old friends are missing from the deck |
| And I'm mad enough to give them heck. |
| Our new sub, SeaDiver, rocks gently in the bay |
| And like a siren, she invites us out to play. |
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| Lee and Harry should be here with grins. |
| Without their presence, I experience chagrin. |
| I swear I will break their stubborn pride |
| And live to see them on SeaDiver's topside. |
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| I carefully plot on the chart table my revenge |
| Knowing in the end, they will cringe. |
| Life's too short, I've always heard |
| And this time I intend to have the last word. |
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| I may be Captain Chip Morton to most |
| But I'm changing my ways to bring them to post. |
| Slipping back into my long past role of XO |
| I'll find Admiral Crane and step on his toe. |
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| Swallowing pride, Lee's convinced of his shame |
| He speaks with longing Harry's name. |
| Agreeing to forgive the unkind remark |
| We leave in the FS5 to find our patriarch. |
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| I stand and watch from the deck of the lighthouse home |
| On the beach talking, they dodge the approaching sea foam. |
| Harry's wrinkled hand gives Lee's shoulder gentle pats |
| And the old friends are stalked by the new family of cats. |
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| August, 2006 |
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