Post by Administrator on Jul 2, 2020 4:20:09 GMT
THE SHIPPING FORECAST.
From Faeroes and Forties to North German Bight,
Humber and Thames, Dover and Wight,
Plymouth and Portland, Biscay and Sole,
Fastnet and Lundy (where puffins patrol).
Iceland and Malin plus Cromarty,
Fair Isle, Fisher and South Irish Sea,
Trafalgar and Fitzroy, Forth and the Tyne,
Bailey, Rockall, Shannon in line.
Accepted by shore folk but maybe obscure,
Though focal for seamen sailing offshore,
Diction is clear in a slow measured pace,
For writing it down in a nautical space.
Viking, Utsire, of course Hebrides,
These regions distinct as part of our seas,
Enduring and well known by Seamen out there,
Remembering well the old Finisterre.
All form of vessels that steam round our land,
Depend on the weather for voyages planned,
With ferries and freighters, fishermen too,
Tankers and coasters just butting through.
`Prospects are stormy` `visibility low`,
Whatever the forecast it’s handy to know,
Winds perhaps veering or pointer to fall,
A Mariner’s ready for sunshine or squall.
Good Night Gentlemen and Good sailing.
Joe Earl May 2015
From Faeroes and Forties to North German Bight,
Humber and Thames, Dover and Wight,
Plymouth and Portland, Biscay and Sole,
Fastnet and Lundy (where puffins patrol).
Iceland and Malin plus Cromarty,
Fair Isle, Fisher and South Irish Sea,
Trafalgar and Fitzroy, Forth and the Tyne,
Bailey, Rockall, Shannon in line.
Accepted by shore folk but maybe obscure,
Though focal for seamen sailing offshore,
Diction is clear in a slow measured pace,
For writing it down in a nautical space.
Viking, Utsire, of course Hebrides,
These regions distinct as part of our seas,
Enduring and well known by Seamen out there,
Remembering well the old Finisterre.
All form of vessels that steam round our land,
Depend on the weather for voyages planned,
With ferries and freighters, fishermen too,
Tankers and coasters just butting through.
`Prospects are stormy` `visibility low`,
Whatever the forecast it’s handy to know,
Winds perhaps veering or pointer to fall,
A Mariner’s ready for sunshine or squall.
Good Night Gentlemen and Good sailing.
Joe Earl May 2015