Wednesday, September 2, 2015

LOST AT SEA ON WALLY'S POND



WALLY'S POND

Old-timers still talk of
     that strange April night
in 2015...when

They gather around the
     old coffee pot at the
Brazoria General Store...

After all, there are retired sailors
     and sea-lovers galore 'round
those parts---and who loves
     an old sea tale like an old Tar?

The tale went like this: all over
     the Gulf shore area, sea
shanties were heard all-night-
     long...that April night...
clearly... along the coast
     on the salty sea breezes,

Coming in from the sea, it
      seemed...

Some old Tars,  it was said---
     even got up, and brewed
a pot...and sang along with
    the ghostly voices---

"Come all you young sailors
     who follow the sea,
Way hey, blow the man down...
     Awaitin' for you is a girl
just like me...
Way hey we'll blow the man down!

Blow the man down, my maties,
      Blow the man down,
Give us some time---
      We'll blow the man down!"

Yes, it kept many awake, and
     brought back fond memories
of the sea...and times when
     the whole world...was young.

Search parties were sent out
     next morning
in small boats to search the
     coast for the ghostly, perhaps
shipwrecked... wailin' singers...

Strangely the search narrowed to
     a small pond at Wild Peach...
A neighbor, swore the sound
      came from near his place...

They found 'em...thar on Wally's Pond...
     Little boat a'rockin amidst
the cattails...

They found 'em thar...three of 'em...
     OLD TARS. happy to be
back at sea together...
     Exhausted from a long night
of recallin'---celebratin'--- and
     a-sangin'---

They found 'em, happily asleep
     with smiles on their faces...
a'snorin' ....

and

A little keg, labeled
     Glenmorangie Celtic Nectar
empty, and bobbin' gently
     in the bottom of the
little boat, at the feet of the
     sleepin' compadres...

There amidst the cattails
     on Wally's Pond..

The old timers  down thar...
     still talk about it....
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By MIL
April 18, 2015

     


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