A collection of Poems about a ships crew. It is believed to have all been written on a single voyage or about a single ship's crew, that of the Clipper ship Mary Ambree which is mentioned in the prologue.
It also has a good selection of other maritime poems as can be seen by those posted.
This Collection also includes : -
Sea Sorrow
What the Old Man Said
A Wool Fleet Chorus
All from CFS's earlier book Return of the Cutty Sark and shown elsewhere on this site.
- These are the men that sailed with me
In the Colonies clipper Mary Ambree.29 lines, 1 comment - When the old Cutty Sark goes to sea again,
Crowding on her flying kites once more,58 lines - By the old Pagoda Anchorage they lay full fifteen strong,
And their spars were like a forest, and their names were like a song,40 lines
