Shipmates Poems - Poems about Shipmates

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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 ......Read the rest...

...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. ......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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 ......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...Thru maritime miles of meals and mates I posed as a pirate for polishing plates For singing a song of the surf and the sea I traded my turf for a tempest of tea I had to be strong when I woke u......Read the rest...

...Through maritime miles of minions and mirth My life is a wash for the sake of my birth My song is the surf and my sigh is the sea Oh what can be done for the dreamer in me I need to be strong w......Read the rest...

...The hustle and the bustle of the port is all around The shouting of the merchants quoting prices by the pound The throwing of supplies over gunwales is all but done The time has come for us to le......Read the rest...