Shipmates Poems - Poems about Shipmates

...Solitary seafarer sings sea chanties, salty sea breeze serenity, sea birds skim waves, suddenly, so many sailors' souls of the sunken WW II ship USS Indianapolis started singing sonorous, soari......

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...Serene sunset, star studded sky, seamen setting sail, Sixteen salty sailors, surveying southern seas, Singing somewhat spicily, saucy sea shanties. Sea sirens serenading, seductively s......

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... Written: May 20, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Siren stunningly sprung a sanguine sway sailboat sheaths spread, and storms swell  splendid summer shoreli......

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...Well, here I am again… at my crossroads I can tell they are mine The marker I.D. reads “Between a rock and a hard place” “What a shameful disgrace As usual, I am not alone We are not born alon......

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...Wind filled sails drives his command, A salty breeze chisels his face. The crew obeys his every demand, Master of the sea stands in his place. Sailing South to all virgin lands, Heading's true......

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...In a town down in Texas, Lived a man in a tree. He used to be a Sailor, And spent his life at sea. After twelve years of service, His fate cruely got him. When sailing around the Horn, His s......

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...He sang of the wreck of 1975 Memorializing sailors who didn't survive Honouring heroes in the story he tells Visiting the cathedral still ringing its bells 29 chimes every year for their souls ......

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...Amidst the tempestuous waters and dreams Some argue we are all linked by similar streams Yet, I disagree, as countless distinct ships, Cross those raging waters, reaching for grips. ......

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...Fascinated by the dark waters—what lies beneath the harried waves? Cold clings with liquid silk and seaweed; her tail impresses, her flippant lips drown sailors. They smile for the camera, t......

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...Author's note: This is not intentionally a historical piece, dear readers, but I thought I should probably add a bit of background info primarily for the benefit of my more international friends and ......

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...I race toward my workspace, now battle station Code Zebra, ASAP, batten down the hatches! Ka-boom! Boom! Boom! A trance-like sensation Shipmates scramble for smokes and matches Ray, Dale, an......

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...Above a great big sea of blue, I saw a dragon, and he flew while breathing fire into the air. He saw our ship, and this I swear: with claws he broke our ship in two. How sharp those claws! How......

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...Once knew a jolly old pirate named Sid Robbed from the rich and kept it he did The old rhyme is wrong, Sid was a jerk He'd push old ladies down in the dirt Heard that his childhood wa......

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...How high their ship…she’s sitting on the waves. Bob-stopped at top of ferris wheel. Their might, a flood about their feet - they dare not breathe. The teeter-tottering might sink them quick. He......

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...Listen, my shipmates and you shall hear A tale of adventure and a sea career. I shall never forget that cold clear day When I left the shore of ‘Gansett Bay. The sight of my ship was one of joy......

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