The darkness beckons as we descend into the bowels of the shipwreck.
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The body and blood, this we have understood / Is not for the want of surviving
The painting by Gericault and a famous incidence of cannibalism
stranded on an uninhabited island
fluttering with the mayflies
All you mariners out there ~ this is how an incident concerning a heavily loaded ship running aground was reported in the 1870’s :O)
Just recently I received a copy of the story of one branch of my family tree. One of my great grandfathers was Edward Waters Gray. This was his introduction to living in Australia. You have got to love the “Official” language used :O) Enjoy! :O) PS Greats can be confusing try this run down : / Josiah was my great great grandfather / Edward was my great grandfather / Harold was my grandfather / Alexander is my father
My home is the sea, the shores far and near, / They call me a pirate; a true buccaneer. / The wind’s in our sails, and the anchor’s aweigh ...
A song derived from an old sea shanty called “The Pirate Song.” The song may be found at the following site, and as it has no lyrics in the music itself, it can be listened to as a backing track when reading my version so that you can hear how it is sung. http://www.contemplator.com/sea/pirate.html
The shipwreck occured on sharp, jagged rocks about 300 yards offshore in the middle of darkness.
This is a short account and what I have been able to gather of the survival of my G.Grandparents after being shipwrecked at King Island on the ship “Netherby”.....
And what if she should sing her song / If beauty causes hell, by just her sigh / Do not attempt to listen for too long / The sailor must not…
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How could he recount for her that tale so sad / of that shipwreck on those solemn shores?
a poyme. I found some proofreading oopsie the last time I read it, but didn’t see it now, so here’s to the bliss of ign’ance!
Clinging to each other with clammy hands, / holding onto the wreckage of what-once-was.
Sad poem
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