Post by KG on Oct 26, 2011 18:01:03 GMT
THE UNKNOWN SEAMAN
Close by our City monument along the old Welsh Back,
You will see a dedication on a double plaque,
Fixed upon the wavy seats that represent the sea,
It’s for the Unknown Seaman remembered on this quay.
He travelled over oceans but never sought the fame,
A real but faceless mariner who did not leave a name,
For the waves will hold no headstones or mark upon the deep,
And for the Unknown Sailor no narrative to keep,
But here we’ll keep a welcome for each and every one
Of those perhaps that slipped the net with details simply gone.
Rightly we encompass them whether near or far,
Joining all our Seaman, now resting `cross the bar.
Joe Earl Oct. 2011
Bristol M.N.A.
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