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    The Messboy.

    It was after tea on the first dog watch
    When we’d finished reefing sail,
    With the poop deck awash, a following sea,
    And gusts of force nine on the scale,
    That we heard the messboy was missing
    After emptying gash from his pail,
    For a big green roller had broken
    And swept him over the rail.

    To mount a search — the chief mate said —
    In such seas was sure to fail;
    To bring her round, we might broach to
    And risk lives to no avail,
    So, mouthing a prayer, we left him there
    As we ran before the gale.



    Brett Hayes (R 863743)
    Last edited by Brett Hayes; 24th January 2023 at 11:14 PM.

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