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A 1745 SAILING SHIP POEM I WAS ASKED TO REPOST. THE SAILING SHIP AND THE THOUGHTS. THE TIME --- MIDDLE SEPTEMBER 1745. THE PLACE A PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND PIER. THE THYME A MERE LAD OF 15 YEARS HAVING BEEN SIGNED ABOARD AN OLD DEEP HULLED TRIPLE MASTED TRADING SHIP OF HER MAJESTIE'S COMMERCIAL FLEET>JUST AFTER HE KISSES HIS BELOVED MOMS TEAR FILLED EYES FOR PERHAPS THE VERY LAST TIME? HIS MANY THOUGHTS PEERING OUT HIS NEW STARBOARD SIDE PORTHOLE HIS YOUNG NOVICE MIND FILLED WITH MANY FEARS HE SAW NOTHING MORE THAN SUCH A VAST DARK OCEAN ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON FROM HIS PASSING BOYHOOD YEARS SHE WAS TO SET SAIL AT NIGHT FALL'S NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE COLONIES MOST ACTIVE BOSTON TRADING PORT CARRYING A FULL CAGO HOLD OF ENGLAND' FINEST BEST GOODS EARNING HANDSOME REVENUES, PLUS TAXES FOR THOSE TORTS THE OFFSHORE NORTH SEA WINDS, WERE QUITE ACTIVE AS THEY SO OFTEN ARE KNOWN TO LIKE TO MISBEHAVE ALREADY HIS FIRST PANGS OF SEASICKNESS WERE A SETTIN IN CAUSED BY ALL THOSE RELENTLESS AND CHOPPY NINE FOOT WAVES FOR THIS WAS TO BE HIS JOURNEY INTO MANHOOD THUS HIM LEAVING HIS MOTHERS PROTECTIVE SIDE TO VENTUE INTO MANY STRANGE NEW UNFRIENDLY WORLDS HIS GUTS AND WILL ABOUT TO BE SEVERELY TESTED N' TRIED ALAS THE ORDER FROM THE SHORT STOCKY SHABBY CAPTAIN CARRYING IN ONE HAND HIS EARLY RATION OF THE KINGS RUM BREAK AWAY FROM THE SECURING MOORING LINES ATTACHED FOR BY EARLY DAYBREAK SHALL THE SIGHTS OF SCOTLAND COME BOLSON BREAK OUT FULL CLOTH FOR ALL THREE RIGGINGS DRESS HER IN FULL SAILS TO CATCH THE PREVAILIN WINDS DECKHANDS SCURRY AND SECUE AMONGST THE HIGH TOPMASTS CREW ALL PRAY TO THE SEAGODS, TO FORGIVE YOUR BLOODY SINS AS THE HELMSMAN STEERED INTO THOSE ANGRY BREAKERS THE OLD GIRL LAUNCHED HER PROUDLY OAK GROWN BOW TO MEET THE FULL CHALLENGES OF A SOMETIMES ANGY GRAY SEA AND DEEP WITHIN HIMSELF, THAT BOY WAS QUICKY GROWING NOW AND TOO ALL OF THIS THAT YOUNG BOY FULLY REALIZED WHEN THAT WESTERLY BOSTON SKYLINE FINALLY DID APPEAR SUDDENLY A YOUNG MAN HAD HE QUICKLY GROWN INTO NOW VOID FOREVER OF ALL HIS BOYHOOD DOUBTS AND FEARS! by Yours truly. PBS |
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