Hell on the Ocean

Hell on the Ocean

The storm had caught us unawares,
The ocean waves rose high and wide,
The sky and clouds were ebony black,
Our ship adrift on the migrant tide,

Daylight sun turned to midnight dark,
The crew in desperation hauled in the sails,
Our captain, animated, his orders screamed,
And passengers manned the bailing pails.

This was to be our sailing cruise.
A weekend of joy and merriment.
A gift from management for work well done.
Three days of joyful bliss the intent.

Our passion soon turned to stark alarm,
Now Mother Nature had taken control,
Her fierce winds blew, her clouds did rage,
And with her fury, our ship did roll.

An hour, then two but we couldn’t give in,
Not with our vary lives at stake.
With muscles sore and blistered hands,
We simply could not make a mistake.

Never in our lives had we lived through such fear.
Then just as we thought our last effort was done,
Mother Nature decided to give us a break,
The clouds simply parted and out popped the sun.

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