Long Coastguard Poems
Long Coastguard Poems. Below are the most popular long Coastguard by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Coastguard poems by poem length and keyword.
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...
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Categories:
coastguard, boat, death, people, rain, sad, sea, storm,
Form:
Narrative
The Loss of the Andrea GailThey 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 the deep.
From the 107th psalm
It's been the hub of the...
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Categories:
coastguard, america, death, fishing, ocean, storm, weather, wind,
Form:
Narrative
Lighthouse KeeperLighthouse keeper vacancy announced
Envelope delivered; contents read aloud
A smile turned into laughter, then into a shout
Parents and Son hugged before he set off.
Applicants sitting quietly, Into the room strides a man
Age etched on his...
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Categories:
coastguard, adventure, career, death,
Form:
Free verse
The Lifeboat ManIt was two in the morning when I heard the beep
And jumped out of bed because I couldn't sleep
I got dressed In two minutes then got into my car
Then drove to the harbour which...
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Categories:
coastguard, sea,
Form:
Rhyme
When Old Veterans Get TogetherWhen old vets gather at a pub to reminisce with their peers,
And their tongues are mellowed with a few free-flowing beers,
Raucous war stories and much back slapping are apt to befall,
As unique people, places and...
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Categories:
coastguard, nostalgiawar, war,
Form:
Rhyme
A Weighty ProblemThe little thrill as the wave’s ripple in
Making the hairs stand up, on the surface of my skin.
The kiss of the sun with its warm breath so light
As it soothes my skin with warmth and...
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Categories:
coastguard, funny, water, sun, water,
Form:
Light Verse
Lost In ParadiseYou speak ambiguous as if a metaphor with a double meaning,
creating sights and sounds closely matching yet differently.
As if a the sun were in your smile or a fire burning in your soul,
our love is...
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Categories:
coastguard, metaphor,
Form:
Rhyme
Gone Fishing Part TwoThey slowed the boat so they could hear,
if any other craft came near,
when suddenly out of the gloom,
appeared the harbinger of their doom.
A ship so huge they could not steer,
beyond the bow so high and...
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Categories:
coastguard, death, family, fear, life, men,
Form:
Rhyme
Sailing To AmericaLeaving the dock, sounding the bells
Captain at stern, strong water swells
Winds give rise, full ahead call
Clear blue sky, no noted squall.
Boston harbor hosting, ships are notable
Schooners to Barque, old and admirable,
Sailing from Europe, Canada and...
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Categories:
coastguard, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
No Heart1/28/19
"No Heart"
Studied a flowchart
Then opened a letter with postmarks
Is a slow start
Better than having no part?
Everybody thinks they're so smart
A divided world continuing to grow apart
Listening to music by Mozart
While making my very own art
My...
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Categories:
coastguard, dedication, fun, poetry, poverty, rap, word play,
Form:
Rhyme