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China Clipper -Rubaiyat

Contributed by ramfire on Tuesday, 22nd August 2017 @ 12:14:53 PM in AEST
Topic: Grief

China Clipper

Listen and you can hear the wind whisper
the name of a lost ship and its skipper.
The winds name is Favonius, winged god
His sotto voce is but a whimper.

Gentle breeze doth tell of China Clipper
Bound back toward London by English shipper
Lost from sight ten days out of Adelaide
for all those involved a real fear gripper.

Fast Lammermuir was used in the tea trade,
Built by W. Piles Company twas then made
Clippers capacity a thousand tons
With errant compass windjammer now strayed

Off course by three degrees vessel now runs,
till Mates use of sextant now captain stuns
Ocean current is also a surprise
This phenomenon Captain Bell now shuns

The current wants to go counter clockwise
Loss of ships control is what this implies
Sails unable to give pull to the right
though steersman at wheel with strength vainly tries

Lammermuir was in a terrible fight
Not turning right was a dangerous plight
All hands on deck knew their situation
Hard battle continued both day and night

Exactly where was their lost location
Question captain sought with much vexation
Average speed of Jammer was fifteen knots
Get back on course or its their damnation

No welcome sight of other ships or yachts
Currents tying captains stomach in knots
Break free now or else certain death will come
Possibility gives worrisome thoughts.

New day same latitude theyd started from
A three hundred mile circle left all numb
From circling current they couldnt break free
Trying all things they refused to succumb.

Lighten ship over the side went the tea
Sails pulled harder still that wasnt the key
Rear stern chaser was next without effect
Flying, scared lady raced over the sea

Caught fast in a maelstrom of no escape
Swirling in circles of concentric shape
Ever decreasing circumference toward hole
Ever increasing speed toward yawing gape

West wind speaks no more of piteous sight
Wraps wings to cover eyes from ships bad plight
Finis, finis, Lammermuir sails no more
Ending day ends in blanket of black night.

Distance To London From Adelaide is:
10110 miles / 16270.47 km / 8785.35 nautical miles

Distance To Shanghai From Adelaide is:
4706 miles / 7573.57 km / 4089.4 nautical miles

Copyright © ramfire ... [ 2017-08-22 12:14:53]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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