Nelson Went to Battle.

Goldfinch60



Nelson went to battle,

Against the French one day,

And saw three ships a coming

Right along his way.

 

“Fetch my Red Coat Hardy,

So that if I get a wound,

The blood won’t show upon me

And ship’s company will stay sound”.

 

He beat those damned bad Frenchies

And sent his coat below,

Then sailed across the sea

In wind and rain and snow.

 

Another group of French ships,

Total thirty so it seemed,

And Hardy brought the coat again

Duly pressed and smart and cleaned.

 

Once more he saw the Frenchies off

With cunning, guile and power,

To him there’s no way he’d give in

To that Gallic speaking shower.

 

Then across the horizon did he see

Three hundred ships bear down.

So again he called to Hardy;

“Fetch my trousers coloured brown!”

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 21st, 2019 01:01
  • Comment from author about the poem: Today, 21st October, is the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar when Nelson defeated the French and Spanish navy.
  • Category: Special occasion
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Comments7

  • Alan .S. Jeeves

    I salute your wit,
    I think it's.....clever.

    Good day Andy.
    Ex animo, Alan

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you Alan, much appreciated.

      Andy

    • kevin browne

      Summing up in a humouros historical way. Superbly complied...

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you Kevin, humour must always be in our lives.

        Andy.

      • dusk arising

        First laugh of the day to Mr G Finch. nice one!

        • Goldfinch60

          Thanks d a, we need laughter in our lives.

        • Poetic Dan

          Hahaha! Fantastic! Thank you!

          • Goldfinch60

            Thanks Dan, much appreciated.

          • orchidee

            Oohh lol. Did he see us approaching too, on one of those 300 ships?!

            • Goldfinch60

              You may have been on one of those ships but I was with Nelson,I was up in the crows nest looking out for you, I saw you in the scuppers!

              Last night the Antiques Roadshow was from Battle Abbey where we fought the Normans in 1066, they didn't show our pictures on the tapestry though - they missed that bit!

              • orchidee

                I was only bringing water on one of the ships, to dilute their whisky, or whatever they had.
                Oh boo hoo! They didn't show that bit of the tapestry!

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              • ANGELA & BRIAN

                GOOD MORNING UNCLE ANDY ! We have to celebrate Our Victories ~ ON & OFF the Rugby Field and (fingers crossed) we may even get a POSITIVE HIT on BREXIT before 2020 ! Love the Song and the POEM. Coat Red & Trousers Brown ~ an excellent match for BODY FLUIDS ! Thanks for sharing ~ we have saved it as a FAVE although ANGELA would have preferred it if the SONG had just concentrated on the FRENCH and left the SPANISH out of it ~ as you did !

                BLESSINGS & Peace to YOU & JOYCE
                ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💙🧡💙🧡

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you A and B, just a bit of fun.

                • FineB

                  Hello Goldfinch60,

                  A great write and superb tribute to a great hero of the seas!

                  Keep writing FineB

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Thank you FineB. Yes a hero he certainly was.



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