MERCHANT NAVY DAY - September 3rd

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MERCHANT NAVY DAY - September 3rd:

Take a little care this day and glance above the tiles,
Perchance to see a flagpole visible for miles,
Atop of it a red flag proudly whipping tight,
A Merchant Navy ensign flying there by right.

From important buildings as well as from the sea.
It’s flown to honour mariners and shipping history,
Sailing through the years, transporting all the freight,
Conserving of the lifelines keeping Britain great.

If you glance aloft and see with knowing eye,
A `duster` at the masthead when you're passing by,
Please inform your offspring while going on to say,
A debt is owed to seamen under colours flown today.

Joe Earl

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THE MERCHANT NAVY WAS THERE EVERY DAY

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They Bore the Brunt:

They sailed the seas to bear the brunt,
They steamed the courses laid,
Ten thousand miles their battle front,
Unbacked and undismayed.
Fine seamen these of our great race,
From your seaport or town,
They risked their lives with danger faced
Until their ship went down.
Remember them - they held the line,
Won freedom on the way,
Remember them - their life was thine -
On merchant navy day.

J.Earl

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MERCHANT NAVY DAY

September 3rd Every Year

I see the ensigns flying, my heart fills with pride,
I see our colours carried, with seamen by my side,
I remember ships and mariners - ( and the debt we owe)
Now resting in the oceans, fathoms deep below.

Joe Earl Aug. 2010

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MERCHANT NAVY DAY

September 3rd Every Year


The scattered flowers on the waves

Marked our hardy seamen’s graves

Since those floating blooms were cast

The peril`s over now and past

Shall our gratitude just sleep

Resting still across the deep?

Have our garlands sailed astray?

No, not on merchant navy day!


Joe Earl

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THE MERCHANT NAVY WAS THERE EVERY DAY