Long Engine room Poems

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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+++++  TV TRAVELS  +++++
                  
Oh where, oh where shall I travel today
Maybe 1940's where life portrayed
In...

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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...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
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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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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'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,...

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down deck, down deck, on and on-
such an awesome ship it had been-
100,000 tons, or more, I guess-
that it will sink seems such a sin-
this mighty ship afloat-
not much longer, I did know...
and even with...

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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...

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loony Tunes
I think she’s going down; said the sailor to the crew;
Someone tell the captain; He’ll tell us what to do.
  So they ran up to the captain; who was resting in his room
...

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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...

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The Science Fiction Poem 
The Science Fiction Poem 
We flew in a crafted ship with a needle nose cone 
We stowed away in the engine room and we danced at home 
With the Martians we...

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lights
 
Sitting on the verandah looking across the bay
he noticed all the lights blinked in the dark had an amber hue
and the ship at anchor had bluish light
but the street lights near the building were...

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In 1947 in the Straits of Malacca near Indonesia
An old Dutch freighter the  SS Ourang Medan 
Sent a message out that the whole crew was dead
With the last message from the operator being, “I...

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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...

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Am not upon a ship of sails
One that moves only by gales
Nor a trackless train rolling on
No engine room two cars long

No time on hand, as moments linger
Broken clocks are missing its fingers
One thousand years...

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Was it those onions earlier? Clashing with the fish?
I sense some bi? location things are not as one might wish!
The trifle and?? Oh the truffles ' my it was a loaded dish
I sense in my...

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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...

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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...

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