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!”
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- 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.
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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?
LOL ❤️
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Superb.
Thank you Thomas.
Andy
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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Thank you Soman, much appreciated.
Andy
Ahahaha maybe brown-yellow trousers would be best suited.
No the brown ones sufficed rhm_7. LOL
Andy
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