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December's Cold As Ice
...December morn, Claus's wife's horn, squeezed out, Good tempers worn, Claus wretched concern, about, Elves night, the naughty list grew, Claus's name was added too, She's crackers turned, Claus s......
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Hilo Poet
Categories:
whaler,
christmas, december, parody,
Form:
Limerick
Sailin’ Away
...(Or, The Whaler) Everybody wants a piece of my action Everyone wants a piece of me Time is money — no satisfaction All I want is to get myself free I became famous — Vulgar and shamele......
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Keith Dovoric
Categories:
whaler,
courage, nature, ocean, sea,
Form:
Alexandrine
Whaler
...Harpoon raised, the chaser boat in full flight. Coiled rope, explosive head, cold steel reflects the fading light. Oil spill blood surrounds the ship, a flag aloft wit......
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Craig Bowden
Categories:
whaler,
environment, nature, ocean,
Form:
Rhyme
Charms of Abigail
...There was a mermaid named Abigail Who swam so fast she would leave a trail Abigail could spin a tale When a whaler would hail her She'd charm the pants off any sailor Submitted on Ju......
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Line Gauthier
Categories:
whaler,
fantasy, funny, myth, sea,
Form:
Limerick
Seeing Spirits
...For years, Tim had the visions Seeing things that no one could If he spoke of them, he's crazy He kept quiet, like he should Just normal, little, visions Of people who were dead Just wandering......
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Roger Turner
Categories:
whaler,
america, conflict,
Form:
Epic
Song of the Ocean
...The dark sea heaves, the bright sea sighs, Swells cup boats in a ballad’s swing, Or drown birds when they skyward rise. Always their roars and murmurs ring, And their echoes to seashells cling. ......
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Bernard Chan
Categories:
whaler,
earth, environment, eulogy, fish,
Form:
Ballade
In Old California 13
...Don Arracho was fifty-four years old. Rancho de Plata, gained from mission sale, was Arracho's for price of a little gold. Officials closed the mission's door, sad tale when Spaniards came to gri......
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Alfred Berggren
Categories:
whaler,
friendship,
Form:
Free verse
The Dreadful Mourn
...I'm a Piketown son who left his mum To sail the eastern shores Spent a year in Gloucester 'mong the barkeeps and the whores Then a man came 'round to Gloucester town Said boys I need a few......
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©
Andrew Jacob Jung
Categories:
whaler,
history, sea, song,
Form:
Rhyme
Song of the Mystic Whaler
...Song of the mystic whaler Come on board to play and work come on board to learn to sing and praise the mystic whaler sailing on the mighty Hudson Come sing the mystic whaler hoist the r......
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Ronald Tirino
Categories:
whaler,
environment,
Form:
Free verse
Betrayal of Childhood
...Joyful child runs to the sea following footsteps in red, spattered sand She stops mid stride, a gasp deflates her as blue turns to red Blood soaked devils stab and s......
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Linda Jackson
Categories:
whaler,
child, fear, sad,
Form:
Free verse
A Whaling Tale
...A Whaling Tale by Gabriel Magno The whaling ships approach as I stare into the bay, today I said by short farewells, to friends who pled I stay. A whaler I have dreamt to be, since I stood......
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Gabriel Magno
Categories:
whaler,
change, judgement,
Form:
Rhyme
Gtf
...GTF Wizened skin like burnished leather Thin, grey and long, disheveled hair Clear, sharp blue eyes that seem to stare Through sun scorched face, alert, aware A ‘lived-In’ face that’s so exp......
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Thomas Mansfield
Categories:
whaler,
appreciation, dedication, fun, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Barracuda Alma
...Alma was a Barracuda, married two times four, she knew the game, she played so well and never failed to score. So, when the chance came about to scam a naive Sailor, she knew she had to do her best ......
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Gail Blakeley
Categories:
whaler,
adventure, caregiving, funny, care,
Form:
Rhyme
Whoops
...So you’re fifteen and have a part time job walking distance from home How safe is that? So you’re living fifteen bars down from Queen’s Surf Waikiki How safe is that? So you’re another shipyard w......
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Donald Meikle
Categories:
whaler,
funny, time,
Form:
Bio
Type Dreams
...Three blank canvasses lean against a hallway corner wall Upstairs are boxes of paints, brushes and knives Finished signed framed paintings hang throughout the house Woodcarved dragons sit on shel......
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Donald Meikle
Categories:
whaler,
introspection, on writing and
Form:
Blank verse
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