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Premium Member The Loss of the Lifeboat, the 'Solomon Browne'
In the year ninteen eighty one on the nineteenth day of December
A day the town of Mousehole in Cornwall, will always remember
An R.N.L.I. Watson class wooden lifeboat, the 'Solomon Browne'
Launched from Penlee lifeboat station in that little coastal town.

A coaster on its maiden voyage had...

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Categories: engine room, boat, death, people, rain,
Form: Narrative
Clashes of Religion and Culture
From the onset you become
The supernatural puppeteer behind power
The chieftain of the tycoons
The moral and immoral nous
The sheepherder of the multiverse
Why tenuring freudalism and captivity?
Thy sheep in topsided race
Like asymmetric scale

Yesterday celebrates your uniqueness
Before acculturation and elitism
Why conflict clashes at odds
The ettin the pygmies at...

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Categories: engine room, abuse,
Form: Narrative
Bermuda Triangle
Suddenly a big hole opened up in the sea, the ship sank into it; the vessel 
rests on the bottom where shiny star fish light up  the dark before they are 
swallowed by sharks .The captain on his bridge, cook in his galley, the...

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Categories: engine room, devotion, hope, imagination, natural
Form: Blank verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Tv Travels
+++++  TV TRAVELS  +++++
                  
Oh where, oh where shall I travel today
Maybe 1940's where life portrayed
In black and white with stars of yesterday
Spectacular performances quite different...

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Categories: engine room, adventure, nostalgia, science fiction,
Form: Rhyme
Terrorism
You have tamed and forcefully dragged the horse 
Through the path to the stream
It drank from the stream of black-blood
Then, after, its like just seemed like a fly at its sight.

An engine room lethal the future
Indiscriminately uprooting the young ones
heartlessly cutting down the old trees
because...

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Categories: engine room, corruption, fear,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Get Me Off This Boat
This has been a nightmarish vacation ordeal.
I’m so glad this ship is docking in Mobile.
When fire broke out in the ship’s engine room,
the loss of power throughout was a harbinger of doom.
The congested toilets emit an intolerable smell.
The overheated cabins are hotter than hell.
At a...

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Categories: engine room, adventure, travel,
Form: Rhyme



Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Never Again
There are six more who must be toasted
From the side which Internazionale roasted
On that victorious day in the sun
When in Lisbon the Champions' Cup  they won.

In goal was  Ronnie Simpson,the consummate veteran
Who spoiled many an opposing side's scoring plan
This was the greatest moment...

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Categories: engine room, appreciation, soccer,
Form: Rhyme
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad
How Safe Are Luxury Liners
Luxury liners 

A crew of thousands mostly 
low paid men and women 
who works long hours 
for little reward. 
How to train them to be 
competent seafarers?
Add four thousand passengers 
who know little of the perils of the sea. 
It takes so little a fire...

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Categories: engine room, holiday, life, sea,
Form: Blank verse
Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters
'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories, the PROTOCOL...PROTOCOL...
PRO-TO-COL...HELPS-US-ALL!

The Air is Hot but Cool...and Soapy...My-Body/Aches-Less...Than-More!
The Sleep...Is Nice!...

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© Thomas Hsi  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: engine room, analogy, birthday, blue, books,
Form: Ballad

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry