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A Beautiful Sailing Ship
Contributed by
ramfire
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Thursday, 11th July 2002 @ 09:42:33 AM in AEST
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Lifepoems
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Great white sheets spread before Auster's wind seem to fly.
She sails ocean rout's course coming from East Indies.
My eyes take in ship's sight: be her goods Celanese?
High top-gallants with main-royals full blown in sky.
Gale speeds merchantman's race toward home with pennant high.
White capped bowsprit now seen pitching through waves with ease.
Spray goes by the boards - rainbows in a right strong breeze.
SeaQueen makes for where huge London town markets lie.
She takes tea and cloth, jewels from Maylay Isles.
Cargo's weight is worth nine million in sterling paid.
Sleek windjammer still needs travel far thousand miles.
Fine East Indian prize conducting Bombay trade.
Bold coast pirates could be menace with corsair wiles.
Queen's speed keeps her well safe- no chance of carvel raid.
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Re: A Beautiful Sailing Ship
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by Terry_Stephen_Driscoll on
Saturday, 13th July 2002 @ 05:44:34 AM AEST
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So beautifully rich - I'm presently wharfside in waiting for the lighting of the holds - the spoils such cargos could offer in those days - brilliantly executed as per usual - I love it!
Best regards
Terry |
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Re: A Beautiful Sailing Ship
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by norm on
Monday, 7th July 2003 @ 11:57:11 AM AEST
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Today the pirates take their prize
with motor launch and fierce, red eyes
The pitch and tar of yesteryear
Made slower ships to roll and rear.
Armadas once displayed the pride
of ships that looked like dancing brides,
Today, the ships with metal cast
are light and sleek and very fast.
At thirty knots the ship empowers
The Atlantic cross in ninety hours
And smooth a silk they plow the waves
like sharpened hatchets plow the braves.
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Re: A Beautiful Sailing Ship
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by ExoticDreamer on
Wednesday, 28th July 2004 @ 02:41:45 PM AEST
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| Visual, Excting and very nicely presented. A pleasure to read such fine work. |
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Re: A Beautiful Sailing Ship
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by JacobsKK on
Sunday, 3rd April 2005 @ 08:38:52 PM AEST
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| Wow, that's good. I liked it. |
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Re: A Beautiful Sailing Ship
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by ladyfawn on
Saturday, 5th July 2014 @ 02:51:10 PM AEST
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this is lovely, very exciting,
hugs n' love nessa |
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