Best Trawler Poems

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters:
These see the works of the Lord and his wonders in...

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Wales to me is her Celtic tribal history,	
Wales to me is walks upon her shores.
Wales to me is her druids, saints, and mystery,	
the soil I...

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Instruction
by Michael R. Burch

Toss this poem aside
to the filigreed and the wild tide
of sunset.

Strike my name,
and still it is all the same.
The onset

of night is...

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Morning fog was parting  for the day's performance,
and an audience of just me sat cross legged,
waiting for ghosts.
They appeared slowly, one by one.
Old whalers,...

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In January 2007 the fishing trawler, 'Pere Charles'was lost off Dunmore East. Co Waterford, 
Ireland, with the loss of five fishermen. I knew four of...

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As I lie near the covers all cosy and tight
I smile when I think Santa’s coming tonight
Most of the Prezzies are under the tree
But Mum...

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She waits, and Oh so patiently!
every day she looks, ("Oh, might I gloat?")
for sight of that one trawler, 'The Forever,'
cresting waves, he, wildly cursing,
all the...

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As you sit down for your tea, take a moment to think of me
I am the one who leaves the quay, to bring home harvest...

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In the sea of tears
A trawler full of fishes –
The pirates attack!...

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In hushed whispers, Mariners told stories,
           Of a octopus like cephalopod creature;
With a tentacled beak...

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The moon and I
are alone on this night
in the dim yellow light
the mist mixes
strudels like
dead insects
bits of rotting bait
ciggy butts
fish guts

Bottle tops swim
glisten as they...

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The SPLENDOR OF SYLT (Satis Shroff)


SYLT AT DAWN (Satis Shroff)

You hear the waves

As they splash onto the shore.

You haven't opened your eyes,

But you discern the...

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well, woman has been around for a while
  hypno-teasing men with her wicked smile
  been known by many names starting with Eve
 ...

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The seagull


In the winter light she limps through
Frozen snow on the frozen ground
In the deepest night the starlight
Guides her back to the colder town

Baby, baby...

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I love to walk barefoot
along the shore
the imprint of my footprints 
follows me like a shadow
I know they’ll vanish
as each wave breaks
rushing over the shingle
tickling...

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