Short Coast Guard Poems

Coast Guard Suspicious Officer

Plot about officer seemed to be intense;
For years he had been held in suspense;
Ammo and arms,
Always alarms;
Now there is a prevalence of evidence.

Jim Horn...

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Life spent on water
Filled with adventure and joy
The sea is my home


8.22.21
Note: Origin of poem's title is unknown and is a typical "good luck" to sailors beginning a new journey. Used often in Coast Guard and Navy....

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On Coast Guard Nordkapp
My neighbor presumed dead - drowned
Young man nineteen years

Military service
Life ended too abruptly
Deeply missed and loved





Rest in peace, Sindre


08.05.2018
Sun :) - A-L Andresen...

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Tanka

NATO…is 
A mean military machine 
Looking for a war 
It found one in Libya 
A monster’s sweet taste of blood 

Tanka 

Hurricane Irene 
Poured rain on Manhattan 
The world press aghast 
A coast guard shack damaged 
U.S. under siege again...

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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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Medal Of Honor Day
March 25,2025

today is a day for heroes
a time to salute the bravest
the ones who went beyond the call
put life and limb on the line
for their comrades and country
let us give thanks
for those Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
and Coast Guard veterans who
have earned the right to
wear
The Congressional Medal of Honor
...

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Annoying and Toying

There always have those who are annoying;
With this thought and Idea I am now toying;
Never need coin,
For you to join;
Everyone a church they can be enjoying.

Jim Horn

V  ery great is each veteran;
E  loquent and no one better than;
T  hat we will remember when
E  ach one would with their endeavor
R  ealized they are smart and clever
A  rmy, Coast Guard and Air Force scenes
N  avy together with the Marines

Jim Horn...

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Arrested freedom

 Seagulls fill the air with joy
anchored sailboats tugs want to be free
sail around the world alone,
as a Japanese fishing vessel did
end up at the coast of Canada.
Alas, caught by the coast guard as it
prepared to sail for Chile and Peru.
Anchored in a lonely bay
waits for her captain to show up.
This slavey of navigation
had been a year of freedom.
Sea gulls fly, sleek bodies white as snow.
A storm is brewing 
the ocean is theirs alone....

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A little Coast Guard boat just now
Went chug-chug-chugging by.
It left behind a wake, above which
Seagulls like to fly.

Aside from that, the river’s calm
With not a tug in sight,
Although a ferry might come soon,
Their schedule kept tight.

It’s chilly so the benches are
Unoccupied as well, 
But since the sun is shining,
I’ve been captured by its spell.

I’m happy to be out here
As I sit and write this poem,
Knowing when I’m cold or hungry,
In five minutes I’ll be home.
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Freedom for some 

Seagulls fill the air with joy
anchored sailboats tug want to be free
sail around the world alone,
just as a Japanese fishing vessel did
 ending up on the shores of Canada.
Alas, caught by the coast guard as it 
prepared to sail for Chile and Peru. 
Anchored in a lonely bay 
waiting for its captain to catch up.
This slavery of navigation, yet it 
had a year of freedom.  
Seagulls fly, sleek bodies white as snow,
a storm is brewing
and the ocean is theirs alone....

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