Lifeboat Poems - Poems about Lifeboat

“With courage nothing is impossible” Sir William Hillary, a retired soldier and founder of the RLNI A trawler's in distress at sea It’s sinking, the crew cannot flee A mayday message reads “Rescue me” Their lives are at risk, as you can see Brave lifeboat men will never tire From aiding ships, some on fire To save those at sea they do...

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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 set sail from a port in Holland With a large cargo...

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Mayday! Mayday! This heavy heart is drowning me I'm distressed and in a panic And so far away from shore Call the coast guard! Send out an SOS! I'm not equipped to say goodbye In unchartered waters, you left me behind Alone To navigate your stormy seas...

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Part 10 The Sun high above was swiftly given a shove As the Moon appeared to swallow the night. And with another miserable day... just hours away, They all slept to give ease to their plight. But the morning would bring a most curious thing As hunger and thirst...

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Part 9 A trial was formed with the Captain as Judge With the good Doctor to frame the debate. While the Dancer was pressed to the Atheist's grudge And the crew would determine his fate. So as part of the plan, the crew raised their hands And swore to...

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Part 8 The Atheist awoke to find himself still in the boat With his dream lost to the heat of the Sun. And quickly took note, 'Peg Leg' had stolen his cloak And what was left of a small bottle of rum. The Atheist was bereft, "I'm the victim of theft ...

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Part 7 The Atheist was a Man who thought much of himself And would not brook any measure of social compliance. So no matter the 'who,' he would not suffer their views, Dismissing all with an pugnacious air of defiance. And the thought of some deity rewarding mass fealty ...

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Part 6 The Doctor relented, "We have come to the end Of a most dire and precarious trip. We started as strangers, but I consider you friends." And from his water... gave all a last sip. The passengers were five but two of them died As they drifted on...

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Part 5 They continued to fry under a blistering sky With little water to stifle the heat. When the Hippo put forth, "Considering our course, We have entered the waters of a perilous beast." "You may have heard tales of all manner of whales And from that... make what...

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Part 4 Now by the end of the day, it was easy to say, The Hippo was gracious and kind. With no desire to offend, it seemed a genuine friend And they were glad not to leave it behind. But the Captain was puzzled and slightly befuddled As he...

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Part 3 They quickly learned... there was cause for concern As the lifeboat was barely afloat. When the Atheist turned and swiftly discerned, "A large Hippo is swamping our boat." The Captain was clear to allay their fears The Hippo was not much of a threat. "As even though...

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Part 2 The passengers were a well-heeled lot who Had no experience to the rigors at sea. And their disillusionment grew... on seeing the crew Entirely encrusted with earwigs and fleas. But they were so inclined to pass their time Telling stories of what they had done. With a clear...

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As to the this and the that and the how and the why, I pass no judgement on the tale at hand. And leave it to scribes to much later decide The measure of this nautical Man. He had failed at baking, he had failed at banking, He...

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We are in this boat together Sailing across the bay. Some have an easy voyage, The wind is blowing their way I wish I could always be sailing Across an ocean with you And never reach the other side though it may be in view. I want to see the sunrise Across the dappled sea. The ripples of the water Reveal a new world to me. One...

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The call goes out , the sirens sound Crew face the angry sea The heart beats faster, fear is found Out there, there is no lea Look past the bow, there is no lull All windblown by the gale Out in the boil, a windswept hull Our mission must not fail We see the craft, it's motor dead The crew give us a wave But...

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