Remembrance..........

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Remembrance..........

Post by DuncaninFrance » Mon Nov 07, 2022 4:25 pm

British Armed Forces - We took the Oath.

In ocean wastes no poppies blow,
No crosses stand in ordered row,
Their young hearts sleep... beneath the wave...
The spirited, the good, the brave,
But stars a constant vigil keep,
For them who lie beneath the deep.
'Tis true you cannot kneel in prayer
On certain spot and think. "He's there."
But you can to the ocean go...
See whitecaps marching row on row;
Know one for him will always ride...
In and out... with every tide.
And when your span of life is passed,
He'll meet you at the "Captain's Mast."
And they who mourn on distant shore
For sailors who'll come home no more,
Can dry their tears and pray for these
Who rest beneath the heaving seas...
For stars that shine and winds that blow
And whitecaps marching row on row.
And they can never lonely be
For when they lived... they chose the sea...
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Re: Remembrance..........

Post by Niner » Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:39 pm

I tried to find who wrote that poem. It was by all accounts written by Eileen Mahoney and copyright 2001. I can't find any direct link to a biography of an Eileen Hahoney and the poem. However, I think this is likely the author. And this lady is a bit on the edge of something strange.

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Re: Remembrance..........

Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:05 am

Just a normal nutter then?!
However, I like the poem..............
Duncan

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