Famous Alee Poems by Famous Poets

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The Captain

...ulk that was a ship of pride,
Yet unashamed: her memories remain.

It was Nelson in the `Captain', Cape St. Vincent far alee,
With the `Vanguard' leading s'uth'ard in the haze --
Little Jervis and the Spaniards and the fight that was to be,
Twenty-seven Spanish battleships, great bullies of the sea,
And the `Captain' there to find her day of days.

Right into them the `Vanguard' leads, but with a sudden tack
The Spaniards double swiftly on their trail;
Now Jervis overshoots h...Read more of this...
by McCrae, John


The Channel Swimmer

...give him a pension 
If he lost both his legs and got drowned.

He borrowed a tug from the Navy 
To swim in the shelter alee,
The Wireless folk lent him a wavelength, 
And the Water Board lent him the sea.

His wife strapped a mascot around him, 
The tears to his eyes gently stole;
'Twere some guiness corks she had collected 
And stitched to an old camisole.

He entered the water at daybreak, 
A man with a camera stood near,
He said "Hurry up and get in, lad, 
You're spoiling...Read more of this...
by Edgar, Marriott

Veni Creator

...agrant and glad I go; 
I am thy whim. 

Lord of the storm and lull, 
Lord of the sea, 
I am thy broken gull, 
Blown far alee. 

Lord of the harvest dew, 
Lord of the dawn, 
Star of the paling blue 
Darkling and gone, 

Lost on the mountain height 
Where the first winds are stirred, 
Out of the wells of night 
I am thy word. 

Lord of the haunted hush, 
Where raptures throng, 
I am thy hermit thrush, 
Ending no song. 

Lord of the frost and cold, 
Lord of the North, 
When the ...Read more of this...
by Carman, Bliss

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