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Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2015-04-28 07:05:03 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	It's always scary to be ahead of ITA10267. Usually it's an indication that you are in the wrong place at the wrong time: Oh, I know you are all chasing ITA From the front but he's still gonna beat ya He'll be lurking awhile While he's checking your file Then he'll pounce. His attack's gonna freak ya.
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2015-04-28 14:25:44 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Another day, another bay. MustangMark and Pocket Rocket were exchanging friendly banter when I arrived in chat. Please, forgive my inept language at the end. A dapper young Briton named Mark Has escaped the attacks of a shark He saddled his mustang Rode off with his SOL-gang And beached the poor shark in a park But his friend has a trick in his pocket And it makes that boat surf like a rocket He has kept Mark at bay For at least half a day I dare think Mark is thinking "Oh, f... it!!!" --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2017-12-21 21:56:43 ---
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2015-04-28 20:31:45 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Gazing at the endless horizon and pondering the words ascribed to Theocritus and Cicero: "While I breathe, I hope." Any sailor who thinks he's a hero Will know the words 'dum spiro spero' He'll be sailing his best While he's shouting with zest: "If I cannot be first, I'll be zero"
Posted by bonknhoot Posts 97 Registered at 2013-08-06 21:35:15	2015-08-22 20:33:39 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	We were racing in The Black Sea and, as sometimes happens, Smo was a little late for the start. In The Mouth of Denmark's absence I took it upon myself to honour him and his great sportsmanship with a not quite perfectly rhymed Limerick: In Finland lived King Smo, An outdoor bloke, you know. But not so punctual in starting, So’no, at times he was not smo-king, As in along; not ‘cool.. man.. slow…’. Clipping along
Posted by bonknhoot Posts 97 Registered at 2013-08-06 21:35:15	2016-01-11 06:07:53 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	In honour of the mighty spaceman from das Norden... ‘Ganz Oben’ lives an astronaut. ‘Moin, moin’ he’d say ‘ganz ohhe’ doubt, If just he had more to time to chat. But no, his life is not like that. His time to spare he needs to route. ‘Ganz Oben’ lives an astronaut. ‘Moin, moin’ he thinks ‘ganz ohhe’ doubt, As he serenely sails us by, Letting us guess the how and why. Is he a Dane or just a Kraut? ‘Ganz Oben’ lives an astronaut. ‘Moin, moin’ you’d say ‘ganz ohhe’ doubt, To such a gentleman as he Ein Herr, but oft times quite unfortunately His lead prevents him hear your shout. ‘Ganz Oben’ lives an astronaut. ‘Moin, moin’ you dreamt you heard him shout, Because you thought your routed trip Would catch him out in his Rumskib. But ‘Nein, doch Nicht, am Schnellsten wieder war’… his route. Clipping along
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2016-01-11 09:08:42 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Here the flotsam and jetsom of a Timed Race off Stockholm with course changes every 8 minutes. Puts a poet-in-spe on quite a tight schedule ... wherefore these broken lim'ricks: I was told by a tillerman tellin' me That for us to lead by a millime... "Do not go aground. Stay with the island all round. And just hand me a beer lest you're killin' me." I am told that I sound like a Dutch Could it be all the glasses of Scotch I am Danish you see That's the best I could be And as such I don't understand much. Well, Bonk my head and what a Hoot We have a winner and to boot He's not a punk He is but Bonk He's greeted with a mighty "TOOT". And this one is for Bonknhoot: I would like to invite you to dinner Because you are so much of a winner With Jepsom in line WTF just behind And in fourth just a regular sinner. [In this limerick, WTF only works if you spell it out. This, however, is NSFW.] --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-01-11 09:11:25 --- --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-01-11 09:47:01 ---
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2016-11-07 11:54:56 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Odds and ends from a boring day in the Atlantic - racing Boston to Plymouth in 125f cats. How this could ever be boring is beyond me; but I had a little time on my hands in my free shift. while I'm sailing to England, I think. Oh, Good Lawd, I had better not sink. Twenty four and eight forty knots, Oh, and good Lordy I will capsize if I take a wink Beyond the horizon is Aner Going strong and most likely a gainer With the sheets hauled in tight He will put up a fight With his genoa and with his main'er. Robert1 is a gentleman Swede All dressed up - in silk ties and tweed He will tear up the course He is actually Norse Like a viking, he'll head for the lead. Oh, my word, I see Rumskib has started Good old Winston has not yet departed Between both of the two Would you know what to do? I was early. I must be retarded. There are times we are apt to be surly eg. when we have started too early The Atlantic is wide It's a helluva ride Jlinc your ride will surely be pearly. The story they tell about Smo that he was always a little bit slo'? On water or ice It's a throw of the dice But count on the Fin, Smo, to go. As long as you're keeping afloat It doesn't much matter which boat Of course you'll go faster If you are the master Of S/Y Sebensa ... take note! When the polar is flat as a pancake. There is no speed in there that you can make. It had better be round If you are Plymouth-bound Better kick up a bow and a stern wake. We should all keep an eye peeled for Winston He is seasoned thru fire and brimstone If he does not start It is probably smart To remain close to Kingston and Princeton. To the obvious we should be jumping There's no chance of a president Trump-ing Grabbing women up front He's a total affront This is what history should be dumping. There was an old man name of Donald No! Not Duck, but much rather like Ronald All the women he'll Trump Cuz he likes a good ... rump He's a burger just like a McDonald. Ocean crossings are always so boring Over miles upon miles we are poring So to keep me awake There are rhymes I will make And at least then my spirits are soaring. So, I'm asked if I'm using a plumb bob Much as I would chew gum and then gum drop Oh, the ocean is deep I will live with the beep Of my sonar or else I will beach hop --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-11-07 11:56:03 ---
Posted by Bimmer Posts 447 Registered at 2015-02-23 15:38:27	2016-11-09 12:32:10 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	BRAVO ))
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2016-11-13 09:59:36 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	[Another transport sail across the Pond. What's a man to do other than harassing his friends with endless, dull poetry] The first trip was not to my liking So I'm back and this one will be striking In five days or less Lest I meet with a mess I am after all a real viking. Depart Boston to Ply-mouth ... Hmm ... ansar Along Dasher, Dancer and Prancer. If Rudolph will go We do not yet know His boss wants a mileage enhancer. There was an old sailor from Kent Whose mast was so tall that it bent So to sail on the double And save himself trouble He hoisted a tent and then went. This one is from Bonknhoot: So welcome back, Mouth, Perhaps you’ve been South? We missed you, you know. So where did you go? Never mind, let it rest. Now just keep heading West. And my reply: Hey, Hoot!, Bonk you know you confuse me. You say 'West' are you trying to lose me? I am going East It seems right, now, at least If I'm wrong, I know you'll excuse me. There's a traffic jam off Massachusetts. All the 'heavies' are there to abuse it. The Spacecraft has lifted. We know he is gifted. Was he right or was he confus-ed? Beware of the sailor 'ThePenguin' He's discreet while he's trying to blend in You can google his name It is not quite the same You will find him if you search for 'Kingpin' Overnight, we have been in a slow flow Much as sailing in darkness and slo mo Our courses were bent Morning light - heaven sent We awaken to look out for slow Smo --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-11-13 10:00:42 --- --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-11-13 10:03:27 --- --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2016-11-13 10:04:55 ---
Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2016-11-21 22:20:51 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	One last one in celebration of the Boston - Plymouth timed race and two sailors who didn't sleep for the duration: Alexandria vs. the Kipper's cat is a full-blown job for two skippers. They fought day and night with all of their might They'll now share two rhums and the slippers.

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