Tag Archives: launched
“The Cradle Holds the Bow”
The cradle holds the bow, Waiting to rock a bye-bye. For now too dry on the dock, Tick-tock, tick-tock, Only time will tell when to ring the christening bell, Setting sail, sale complete, No more highways or streets, Here come … Continue reading
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Tagged boats, chocks, christening bell, docked, hauled out, launched, refit, shipyard, time
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“Wandering Prince”
June twenty-seventh, sixteen hundred hours, Swans see Wandering Prince off to sea. Among whirly birds, sail boats, and hydrofoils. Sun set at twenty-two:twenty two. Just after the locks, We shall shoot sailing straight lines, Foot loose and fancy free. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, birds, boats, canal, launched, locks, maiden voyage, ships
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