The Great Battleship

THE GREAT BATTLESHIP Once sailed as the lumbering hulks of the high seas Fierce winds accompanied most of its expedition Woozy and exhausted crews grappled the oars and crosstrees With smoothbore and muzzle-loading guns geared up for a mission The tall vertical spar supporting aloft the white canvas Stretched out to catch the invisible strength of the wind The ship’s keel watching the seabed at its vast Emerged gradually from the water to meet the enemy lines Whizzing salvo of the battle began off the island Ships clashed, and soldiers engaged in a fight Dead bodies slammed and the injured crossed to near land Hear leaves without figs crushed to the ground Ship ahoy! Shouted by villagers as they waited eagerly Slowly ship emerged with the image of heavy wreckage Wounded and exhausted crews embraced their family Another saga of brave men printed on book’s page The plaintive music now played on air Tattoo beats called soldiers back to barracks From bow to stern, ships respite from war A short-lived fashion from majestic into rugs For chieftains, captains, and crews laid beneath the ocean Their remains rested in their sunken ship as their grave Great battleships are now history and ordain Shipwrecks underneath the sea were untouched and remained a treasure Let in children’s cry slowly clear the fogs of war And hail farewell to brave men who once sailed with the great battleship of all times Posted also in voicesnet.com Poetry Site on 28 September 2009 Note: Other poetrysite have posted this under another name which is a clear plagiarism. You may check this site: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-great-battleship/ and you may search also your poem title there, maybe they have posted also your poem without your consent.