Post by KG on Mar 7, 2011 2:10:52 GMT
I`D LOVE TO SAIL ON A TRAMP AGAIN
I would love to sail on a tramp again on a voyage north to south,
Steaming off to warmer climes from ports like Avonmouth,
Perhaps to stand as lookout on a lonely fo`c`sle head,
A weather eye for other craft with sidelights green and red.
Warm enough for comfort, on a balmy night,
In seamens` gear of tee-shirt, bleached in cotton white,
A faded pair of dungarees - well scrubbed old blue jeans,
On my feet the moccasins, I’d bought in New Orleans.
I’d love to keep a watch again on a gently pitching ship,
Nothing else for miles around on a foreign going trip,
The brilliant stars on a dark night humbling to the soul,
A freedom known to seamen bracing with the roll.
The sea is always there and always will remain,
Though my life has been - so cannot go again,
I will sail the world once more, conversely as it seems,
Pacing on a lonely deck - only in my dreams.
Joe Earl 2011
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