Some Solemn Sailor

Some Solemn Sailor Some solemn sailor was born and bred, And no one on him did he want to tread; He had fighting spirit both day and night, On open wide ocean such a pretty sight. Many things about ocean became to fear; Took away my father who I loved so dear; Had left my whole life in a complete wreck, Caused when he did fall from a carrier deck. Wasn't until morning when orders were read; My dad was found missing and assumed dead; He had been there in ocean, for many days; When found they offered all of their praise. From flat ship surface soul they soon did send; Now both remains and body in ocean do blend; My wonderful father who I have loved the most, Is down at bottom of deep ocean now a ghost. Father had been buried two hundred feet deep; There forever constantly will continue to sleep, In ocean where God keeps all women and men; Hearts and souls return back to heaven again. James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran