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Shadow Over the Shanty
Contributed by
Terry_Stephen_Driscoll
on
Friday, 26th July 2002 @ 06:20:06 AM in AEST
Topic:
Grief
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Tell us a tale oh swan of the sea,
With you wind sweeping feathered white hair,
A beard that has harboured the salts of the earth,
And hands, by the rope; stripped bare,
Teach us of pirates and far away lands,
Of smugglers that sailed upon high,
Cutthroats and maritime plunder,
And Jacks drinking rum barrels dry,
Of gruelling tempestuous sea states,
Of violent intolerant gales,
The pitiless task of a timber cut bow,
Of dolphins, of marlin and whales,
No tales of the merciless oceans,
Or yarns of the sea will I spin,
My tongue holds respectful in silence,
For the hearts of forever lost seafaring kin,
The swift, The Medina, The Rosemary-Ann,
Took passages bound from this port,
And each fall of night I walk the old wharf,
Where hearts bring the losses of loved ones to thought,
When a shadow’s cast over the shanty,
The skin of Poseidon is burned,
By a moon that rises in memory,
Of ships that will never return
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Terry_Stephen_Driscoll
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2002-07-26 06:20:06]
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by Kassidi on
Friday, 26th July 2002 @ 07:04:58 AM AEST
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Wonderful poem Terry. Your words just flowed. Lovely!
Kassidi |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by chatabox on
Saturday, 27th July 2002 @ 06:07:03 AM AEST
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Ahoy there, shiver me timbers. Tis a tale of sadness and sorrow me hearty. Yes all gone down to davey Jones` locker, let them rest in peace.
Wonderful writing Terry. |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by Lia on
Saturday, 27th July 2002 @ 11:10:54 AM AEST
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| And each fall of night I walk the old wharf.... I can picture you doing this..This had quite the sadness to it. Very well told. Ofcourse I was stuck with my eyes glued til I read the last line. After seeing where it is you live, I can see this taking place there. You must have the most interesting things there. Me, well, I have corn..and lots of it LOL!! I finally submitted a new one!! yayyy. Will send you an email or see you online later..have lots to tell. Muahhhh, Lia |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by Chrissie on
Sunday, 28th July 2002 @ 07:00:26 AM AEST
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A sad tale, wonderfully told. You pay attention to every detail which makes your writing so rich...
Love to you Terry
Chrissie xx |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by humphdj on
Sunday, 28th July 2002 @ 08:01:20 AM AEST
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Loved this...........I also love your style.
Your poems are designed so well the reader is captivated by the subject matter, and before the realize; their hooked................I bet your a great fly fisherman.
Rgds
Dave |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by Holly on
Sunday, 4th August 2002 @ 11:21:39 AM AEST
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| I loved this! You yourself Terry appear to me, as a wondrous teller of tales - a true artist! |
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Re: Shadow Over the Shanty
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by Ilhar on
Sunday, 29th December 2002 @ 08:00:24 PM AEST
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| wow awesome work |
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