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Below are the all-time best Press Gang poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of press gang poems written by PoetrySoup members

If Ever I Had a Country : Lviii and Lix

IF ever I had a country : LVIII - LIX

			LVIII

IF ever I had a fantasy country
And if ever I were left to choose a country...

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Categories: press gang, anti bullying, corruption, drug,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

The Reluctant Sailor

I once was a farmer
I worked the land
I reaped the corn 
With a scythe in my hand

I ploughed my furrow
I sowed my seed 
I grew...

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Categories: press gang, history, military, ocean, voyage,
Form: Lyric

The Reluctant Sailor

I once was a farmer
 I worked the land
I reaped the corn 
With a scythe in my hand

I ploughed my furrow
I sowed my seed 
I...

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Categories: press gang, boat, longing, sea, water,
Form: Rhyme