Mayflower Voyage
-On September the sixteen, sixteen-hundred and twenty
The Mayflower set sail for the land of milk and honey
To the land called Virginia, on a map they were shown
The Pilgrims will leave England and travel to the unknown
The Pilgrims seek to work and raise their families freely
To live by Gods law in truth and believes was ideally
Their faith is strong, their spirits on fire
They hungered for freedom, to worship God, their desire
Aboard the Mayflower was a hundred and two
That didn't include the captain and crew
The owner and captain was Christopher Jones
And a crew of 30, their fate?...was unknown
The Pilgrims, would embark on a 66-day quest
Conditions were horrible, their bodies in distress
In a stench filled dungeon, one deck down below
Heard the Saints singing praise to God - their faith would only grow
Reaching Virginia was uncertain as the winter winds blew
Circling back to Cape Cod was a safe thing to do
On November the twenty first, Sixteen-hundred and twenty
The Mayflower reached America, the land of Milk and Honey
11/3/2021
A Noteworthy Ship Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
October 17, 2021
~ Honorable Mention ~
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