Stories told by men of old,
Of secrets held in waters deep.
Giant squid that swallow ships,
And Moby Dick his raith did reap.
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What visions lie in minds of men,
Of evil born in godless Hell.
To take their lives to Neptune’s grave,
From mast and plank to death they fell.
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Darkness tricks doth surely play,
As do voyages far from home.
Not much does it take for insanity to set,
Cause to pray for a watery tomb.
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A seaman’s life is a life of great pride,
Tough are the souls that partake.
Many a man has gone down with his ship,
Never once was it thought a mistake.
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Honor and duty were the marks of these men,
Hearty and rugged and strong.
Not so very smart in the schoolmaster’s ways,
Baked by the sun to a swarthy bunch they belong.
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Though the days of mast and sail have long gone,
No less are the dangers at sea.
What horrors await in its watery depths,
Forever shrouded in mystery.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
I live by the gulf so I love sea stories
I was born and spent the better part of my life living along the southern New Jersey shore which is why I so love the sea and sea stories as well. Thank you my friend for the nice comment.
Someone is feeling a bit reminiscent I see:)
Yes he is. Lately I have been missing the ocean a great deal, but there really isn’t anything I can do about it right now. :)
Beautiful! Now you inspire me to reread Moby Dick and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Or any of Patrick O’Brian’s books.
I’m glad you like it, I read Moby Dick about 6 months ago and watched the miniseries of it not too long ago…maybe that was my inspiration. :)
Ayyye Captain! Love adventures such as this ;-)
Thank you very much Roxi, I so love the sea and always have. :)