Over and Over

Over and Over Over and over when I am near an ocean My mind becomes full of love and devotion For sailors on ships who served and died Comrades rest on ocean floor and do abide. What I want to do each and every day Is on an ocean beach shore begin to pray About memories that are there for me Of dead sailors souls which were set free. Often, several times and again and again Will think of the women as well as men Giving lives so that victory may be met For freedom on ocean as sun doth set. On vast expanse of ocean new days begin And many places on it we have all been Maybe happy or with things hard to bear Knowing our omnipotent Lord is there. James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran This poem is to be entered into a poetry contest in May regarding the subject of OCEAN. Need your helps along with comments and suggestions. You can either make comments here or send me an email via Poetry Soup or to my personal email address at: jthorn5656@gmail.com Iyase, Some great comments and concepts. My father died in an accident while on board the Aircraft Carrier CVA-11 on night of August 6th, 1956. No one ever knew what happened. He was missing for 23 days in the Mediterranean Sea and his remains were found on the shore of the Island of Sicily. His body was buried at sea off the Island of Sicily in 200 feet of water. Services for him were conducted aboard the ship. His body was identified by laundry markings. It was determined that both his neck and hip had been broken. He fell 80 feet to his death. He was last seen at 10 PM that night. A Naval Officer came tour door at home and notified us of his death. Another service was performed at the local Navy chapel located on Norfolk Operation Base (NOB), Virginia. Just wanted to give you an idea of all that had happened. I was 15 on June 26th, 1956 and had three younger sisters and two younger brothers. I was constantly in search of a father figure all of my life. Being that you took the time to appraise my poem, thought that you deserved this explanation. Many poems are related to specific incidents and happenings. Best Regards, James Thomas Horn