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) (
Offline) - Published: April 14th, 2026 00:54
- Comment from author about the poem: Just saying. LOL
- Category: Humor
- Views: 12
- Users favorite of this poem: sorenbarrett
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Comments5
Maybe that's what we all should be doing - because it ain't looking good right now....
'See you at the next sonnet, Andy.
Probably very true Dave, it's certainly not looking good in the world.
Andy
Oh lol. Good write Gold.
Thanks Orchi.
Now you made me smile Andy and that alone deserves a fave. More important it was a good poem rhyme and structure and all. Loved it
Very much appreciated soren, thank you.
Andy
You are most welcome my friend
idk if this classifies as a ballad or not, but i thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Love the humorous twist at the end. Bravo
Thankyou Abdullah, much appreciated.
Andy
Oh, poor Admiral Nelson. A very colorful write. I chuckled.
Most kind Phil, thank you.
Andy
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