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Ballad of the Tempest - Charon - 06-19-2023
Ballad Of The Tempest by James Thomas Fields - Famous …
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*me father always would say: we are lost the Captain shouted as he staggered down the stairs. So for fathers day:*
Ballad Of The Tempest
WE were crowded in the cabin,
Not a soul would dare to sleep,--
It was midnight on the waters,
And a storm was on the deep.
'Tis a fearful thing in winter
To be shattered by the blast,
And to hear the rattling trumpet
Thunder, "Cut away the mast!"
So we shuddered there in silence,--
For the stoutest held his breath,
While the hungry sea was roaring
And the breakers talked with death.
As thus we sat in darkness
Each one busy with his prayers,
"We are lost!" the captain shouted,
As he staggered down the stairs.
But his little daughter whispered,
As she took his icy hand,
"Isn't God upon the ocean,
Just the same as on the land?"
Then we kissed the little maiden,
And we spake in better cheer,
And we anchored safe in harbor
When the morn was shining clear.
I shall miss you till I join you...
RE: Ballad of the Tempest - IceWizard - 06-19-2023
Beautiful
