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24th November 2014, 05:49 PM
#31
Re: John J Brady 1925-2014 RIP.
Thoughts are with you again Jim.
Brian.
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24th November 2014, 07:56 PM
#32
Re: John J Brady 1925-2014 RIP.
Sad tidings Jim he had a good innings RIP.
R 627168 On all the Seas of all the World
There passes to and fro
Where the Ghostly Iceberg Travels
Or the spicy trade winds blow
A gaudy piece of bunting,a royal ruddy rag
The blossom of the Ocean Lanes
Great Britains Merchant Flag
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24th November 2014, 11:09 PM
#33
Re: John J Brady 1925-2014 RIP.
Hi Jim,
I hope you don't mind this poem as a Tribute........
Cheers
Brian.
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.A Sailor Died Today.
He was getting old and paunchy
and his hair was falling fast
and he sat around the alehouse
telling stories about the past.
of a war that he had fought in
and the deeds that he had done
in his exploits with his buddies
heroes everyone
and tho`sometimes to his neighbours
his tales became a joke
all his buddies listened
for they knew whereof he spoke
But we`ll hear his tales no longer
an old Sailor has passed away
and the worlds a little poorer
for a sailor died today.
He wont be mourned by many
just his children and his wife
for he lived a very ordinary
very quiet sort of life
He held a job and raised a family
quietly going on his way
and the world won`t note his passing
tho` a Sailor died today
When politicians leave this earth
their bodies lie in state
while thousands note their passing
and proclaim that they were great
Papers tell of their life stories
from the time when they were young
but the passing of a Sailor
goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution
to the welfare of our land
some jerk who breaks his promise
and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary person
who in times of war and strife
goes off to serve their country
and offers up their life.
The politicians stipend
and the style in which he lives
are sometimes disproportionate
to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary Sailors
who offered up their all
is paid off with a medal
and perhaps a pension small
It`s so easy to forget them
for it is so long ago
that our Dads and uncles and brothers
went to battle, but we know.
It was not the politicians
with their compromise and ploys
who won for us our freedom
that our country now enjoys
Should you find yourself in danger
with your enemies at hand
would you really want some cop-out
with his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a Sailor
who has sworn to defend
their home, their kin, and country
and would fight until the end
.
He was just a common Sailor
and his ranks are growing thin
but his presence should remind us
we may need his like again
For when countries are in conflict
then we find the Sailors part
is to clean up all the troubles
that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honour
while he`s here to hear the praise
then at least let`s give him homage
at the ending of his days.
For when countries are in conflict
then we find the Sailors part
is to clean up all the troubles
that the politicians start
If we cannot do him honour
while he`s here to hear the praise
then at least let`s give him homage
at the ending of his days.
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