MARINERS' PRAYER

Thou aret so vast, a seventieth Her surface
Our boat so tiny, a speckle on thine manes

Smooth, becalm, spouts, bursts
Rain, snow, sleet, hailstones
Cumulus, stratus, nimbus, cirrus
Scattered blue, rainbow, corona, halos

Fog, mist, haze, mirage, Elmos’ fire, twilight
Celtic flash, bioluminescence, starry nights

Tides, races, bores, currents, upwelling
Ridges, lows, storms, force ten n more
Waves, swell, tsunami, freaky ones n more

Ships, submarines, satellites
Men, machine, technology
Wind, weather, meteorology

Lads, men, managers
Rules, regulations, insurance
Systems, audit, reviewals
Aint enough safe seven seas

Transgressed thy lines, not master your moods
Forgive our sins, pardon our deeds
Toiling for a living, away from dear ones
Bless us thy Grace and Care

                                                             
 
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