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, 2023 00:43
  • Comment from author about the poem: I have put this on the site before but today 21st October is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar when Nelson died while beating the French.
  • Category: Humor
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  • orchidee

    Oh lol, good write Gold.
    Were we there in 1805, as well as in 1066? Did I play any part in Nelson losing his arm or eye?

  • Teddy.15

    LOL ❤️

  • Thomas W Case

    Superb.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you Thomas.

      Andy

    • Soman Ragavan

      My comments on the poem "Nelson went to battle" by Goldfinch60.

      From the poem :

      “Then across the horizon did he see
      Three hundred ships bear down.
      So again he called to Hardy;
      “Fetch my trousers coloured brown!”

      Nelson spoke two memorable sentences on that day from his flagship HMS Victory on 21 October, 1805 :
      (a) “England expects that every man will do his duty.”
      (b) Nelson expects these brown trousers to do their duty.”

      Soman Ragavan. 22 October, 2023. //
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      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you Soman, much appreciated.

        Andy

      • rhmn_7

        Ahahaha maybe brown-yellow trousers would be best suited.

        • Goldfinch60

          No the brown ones sufficed rhm_7. LOL

          Andy



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