Around The Horn Poems - Poems about Around The Horn

...Fruits Of War's Futility, Death And Destruction As glittering spit falls upon hot rocks rare gemstones melt into a frigid sea ailing ships lay about three fallen docks hummingbird chases a doze......

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...In a town down in Texas, Lived a man in a tree. He used to be a Sailor, And spent his life at sea. After twelve years of service, His fate cruely got him. When sailing around the Horn, His s......

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...A Month of Sundays Sunday I had a dream And Monday I had to work Tuesday I shone a beam Wednesday nowhere to park Thursday I shed a tear Friday wept alone in the dark Saturday was full of f......

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...All around the horn and neatly placed inside. A battle of the fittest, a chance to seek a bride. The mythical Cornucopia, a consecrated piece. Sought by all the Gods, a broken horn from a beast. ......

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...I was drifting west through old Wyoming, to see if ranches were hiring, it had been some weeks since I’d gotten work, sought a new scene to see what it might bring. I was somewhere just east of......

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...The First Thanksgiving (Sept. 3, 1578) The shortest distance to Cathay 1 (Land of riches: silks, teas and spices) Lay to the north to the South Sea. 2 Didn’t Barlow tell th......

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...I wanted to see sailing ships again so I went to Dana Point last week to revisit the Brig Pilgrim, gift from Denmark to the United States honoring Henry Richard Dana’s voyage around Cape Horn in 1......

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...For This Is The Story, An Old Poet Sought Not To Miss (Part One) I've ate Eden's last apple, coveted Jason's* golden fleece chained myself in caverns of darkness, begging no release refused mi......

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...Since Brig Copenhagen was only four days out of Liverpool, there remained some distance to cover. Because it was more nearer winter bad weather had to come. Ship needed to reef sails before they......

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...Now lady fair watched Segundo walk beams and she felt shudder go up spine with sight. This Segundo, with balance fine it seems, walked rails as he walked colonnade just right. Bald male, now maki......

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...This is a Rosarian Sonnet in pentameter I wanted to see a new sailing ship. To Dana Point I went, just a short trip, I toured the Brig Pilgrim, gift from Denmark to the United States honorin......

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...My ship is set to sail next morn We are headed around Cape Horn Can’t say I welcome this trip much Ten thousand leagues or somewhat such Liverpool to Shanghai for tea British Sterling’s th......

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...In the fall of 1803, The good ship, “The Queen Ann’s Knees” Sailed out on the bounding seas. Out of sight of the land The captain looked grand As with little ado He spoke to his crew: “Men, I’......

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...Life is oh so Short (a short story of my life) In the beginning, when I was just a boy and the buffalo ran wild I remember when adults would say I reme......

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...Mystique Lady and the Unicorn (collaboration ~NIKKO) by: NIKKO An invisible string was created from the beginning of time, it is wound around my horn, and bound to your heart Invincible. Ea......

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