HuntingNut
HuntingNut
   Login or Register
HomeCommunity ForumsPhoto AlbumsRegister
     
 

User Info

Welcome Anonymous


Membership:
Latest: RichardZ
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 13126

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 264
BOT: 0
Total: 264
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Forums
03: Forums
04: Photo Albums
05: Home
06: Your Account
07: Forums
08: Forums
09: Home
10: Photo Albums
11: Photo Albums
12: Forums
13: Your Account
14: Home
15: Photo Albums
16: Forums
17: Forums
18: Forums
19: Forums
20: Forums
21: Forums
22: Forums
23: Forums
24: Your Account
25: Forums
26: Photo Albums
27: Your Account
28: Forums
29: Your Account
30: Your Account
31: Forums
32: Forums
33: Forums
34: Your Account
35: Forums
36: Photo Albums
37: Forums
38: Forums
39: Photo Albums
40: Forums
41: Forums
42: Your Account
43: Forums
44: Forums
45: Forums
46: Your Account
47: Your Account
48: Forums
49: Forums
50: Forums
51: Forums
52: Home
53: Forums
54: Home
55: Your Account
56: Photo Albums
57: Forums
58: Forums
59: Your Account
60: Your Account
61: Forums
62: Forums
63: Home
64: Forums
65: Forums
66: Forums
67: Forums
68: Forums
69: Forums
70: Forums
71: Forums
72: Forums
73: Forums
74: Forums
75: Home
76: Your Account
77: Forums
78: Home
79: Forums
80: Forums
81: Forums
82: Home
83: Your Account
84: Your Account
85: Photo Albums
86: Forums
87: Forums
88: Forums
89: Forums
90: Photo Albums
91: Forums
92: Forums
93: Home
94: Forums
95: Forums
96: Forums
97: Photo Albums
98: Your Account
99: Home
100: Home
101: Photo Albums
102: Forums
103: Forums
104: Forums
105: Forums
106: Forums
107: Forums
108: Forums
109: Your Account
110: Home
111: Home
112: Home
113: Forums
114: Your Account
115: Photo Albums
116: Forums
117: Forums
118: Forums
119: Forums
120: Forums
121: Photo Albums
122: Forums
123: Forums
124: Your Account
125: Forums
126: Forums
127: Forums
128: Home
129: Your Account
130: Forums
131: Photo Albums
132: Forums
133: Photo Albums
134: Home
135: Your Account
136: Forums
137: Forums
138: Your Account
139: Forums
140: Forums
141: Forums
142: Home
143: Forums
144: Forums
145: Forums
146: Forums
147: Home
148: Forums
149: Forums
150: Home
151: Forums
152: Your Account
153: Forums
154: Forums
155: Home
156: Forums
157: Forums
158: Home
159: Forums
160: Home
161: Forums
162: Forums
163: Forums
164: Forums
165: Forums
166: Home
167: Your Account
168: Forums
169: Your Account
170: Forums
171: Home
172: Photo Albums
173: Forums
174: Home
175: Forums
176: Forums
177: Forums
178: Home
179: Forums
180: Forums
181: Forums
182: Forums
183: Forums
184: Home
185: Forums
186: Forums
187: News
188: Forums
189: Home
190: Your Account
191: Forums
192: Forums
193: Photo Albums
194: Photo Albums
195: Forums
196: Statistics
197: Forums
198: Forums
199: Forums
200: Photo Albums
201: Forums
202: Home
203: Forums
204: Forums
205: Home
206: Forums
207: Home
208: Photo Albums
209: Forums
210: Forums
211: Your Account
212: Home
213: Home
214: Forums
215: Forums
216: Forums
217: Forums
218: Forums
219: Forums
220: Your Account
221: Forums
222: Forums
223: Forums
224: Forums
225: Forums
226: Forums
227: Photo Albums
228: Forums
229: Home
230: Forums
231: Photo Albums
232: Forums
233: Photo Albums
234: Forums
235: Forums
236: Forums
237: Home
238: Forums
239: Your Account
240: Home
241: Forums
242: Forums
243: Forums
244: Forums
245: Forums
246: Forums
247: Forums
248: Your Account
249: Photo Albums
250: Forums
251: Forums
252: Forums
253: Forums
254: Forums
255: Forums
256: Forums
257: Forums
258: Home
259: Forums
260: Forums
261: Photo Albums
262: Photo Albums
263: Forums
264: Photo Albums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
 

Coppermine Stats
Photo Albums
 Albums: 308
 Pictures: 2451
  · Views: 820725
  · Votes: 1316
  · Comments: 86
 

A Sailors Christmas
Discussions run-amok, innane banter it all goes here
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Spam-O-Rama

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Vince
Site Admin
Site Admin


Joined: May 25, 2005
Posts: 15704
Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA

PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:02 pm    Post subject: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

This one is for Bushy and all the other Squids on The Nut...

The Sailor's Christmas...

A letter left by Santa on Her Majesty's Australian Ships...

T'was the night before Christmas, the ship was out steaming,
Sailors stood watch while others were dreaming.

They lived in a crowd with racks tight and small,
In a 60-man mess deck, cramped one and all.

I had come down the stack with presents to give,
And to see inside just who might perhaps live.

I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stockings were hung, shined boots close at hand,
On the bulkhead hung pictures of a far distant land.

They had medals and badges and awards of all kind,
and a sober thought came into my mind.

For this place was different, so dark and so dreary,
I had found the house of a Sailor, at once I saw clearly.

A Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone,
Curled up in a rack and dreaming of home.

The face was so gentle, the space squared away,
this was home of the Australian Sailor today.

This was the hero I saw on TV,
Defending our country so we could be free.

I realised the families that I would visit this night,
Owed their lives to these Sailors lay willing to fight.

Soon round the world, the children would play,
and grown ups would celebrate on Christmas Day.

They all enjoyed freedom each day of the year,
Because of the Sailor, like the one lying here.

I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
On a cold Christmas Eve on a sea, far from home.

The very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.

The Sailor awakened and I heard a calm voice,
"Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice."

"Defending the seas all days of the year,
so others may live and be free with no fear."

I thought for a moment, what a difficult road,
to live a life guided by honour and code.

After all it's Christmas Eve and the ship's underway!
But freedom isn't free and it's sailors who pay.

The Sailor say's to our country "Be free and sleep tight,
No harm will come, Not on my watch, Not on this night."

The Sailor rolled over and drifted to sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.

I kept watch for hours, so silent, so still,
I watched as the Sailor shivered from the night's cold chill.

I didn't want to leave on that cold dark night,
This guardian of honour so willing to fight.

The Sailor rolled over and with a voice strong and sure,
Whispered, "Carry on Santa, It's Christmas, and All is Secure!"

_________________
Cheers, Vince Cheers

Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

"Nulla Si Fa Senza Volonta."
(Without Commitment, Nothing Gets Done)
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Suzanne
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 27, 2009
Posts: 3323
Location: Eugene, Oregon

PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:33 pm    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

Vinnie that was sweet!!



Suz

_________________
May the moon keep you centered,
May the sun keep you dancing,
And the stars shed light on your dreams.
Back to top
View user's profile
Elvis
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jul 27, 2008
Posts: 9239
Location: south island New Zealand

PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:42 pm    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

very sweet indeed.

_________________
You shot it You pluck it !
Them who eats the most duck eats the most feathers!
Back to top
View user's profile
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:38 am    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

Very good!

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Bushmaster
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 11390
Location: Ava, Missouri

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 6:34 am    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

Bah!! Humbug!

_________________
I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...

DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote...
Back to top
View user's profile
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:19 am    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

Don't listen to Bushy, Vince. That was nice of you to share.

_________________
"To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
gelandangan
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 07, 2006
Posts: 6396
Location: Sydney Australia

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:17 pm    Post subject: Re: A Sailors Christmas Reply with quote

Nice tribute.

_________________
A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
A smile is the shortest distance between two people.

Do - Not try!


gelandangan.weebly.com/
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Spam-O-Rama
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 7 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum


Valid CSS! Valid HTML 4.01!
Click to check if this page is realy HTML 4.01 compliant for speed :)

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of HuntingNut.com.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2011 by HuntingNut.com
Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy

.: Upgraded to DragonFly 9.2 by *Dizfunkshunal* :.