| In Awe of a Wandererlust |
| Yarns and Poems by |
| Captain Rick Ashton |
Gathered here are the sayings, stories and antics taken
from the experiences of Captain Rick Ashton and his past
and present shipmates from over thirty-seven years in the
Canadian Coast Guard. Captain Ashton weaves these
stories into his sometimes rough and rugged poetry and
shares the feelings of the sailors who experienced them.
Included is a brief glossary defining nautical terms used in
Captain Ashton's poems.
These poems create a world of familiarity for those not
familiar with the sea with its infinite roads to adventures
and fantasies.
from the experiences of Captain Rick Ashton and his past
and present shipmates from over thirty-seven years in the
Canadian Coast Guard. Captain Ashton weaves these
stories into his sometimes rough and rugged poetry and
shares the feelings of the sailors who experienced them.
Included is a brief glossary defining nautical terms used in
Captain Ashton's poems.
These poems create a world of familiarity for those not
familiar with the sea with its infinite roads to adventures
and fantasies.
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| From "The Wreck of the Sally B.": With the drizzle came a squall, followed by half a gale, I cursed that moon for I did not have, strength to tend the sail. The sea came over the bulwarks, I was washed about on my back, the moon, Abigail and Milby were gone, the night a perilous black. The "Sally B" tossed and vaulted for another day and a night, I felt I was near my end for sure as I considered my miserable plight. Then it came, a horrendous crash, a grinding, a ripping of wood, we were on the rocks, land at least, I hung on to what I could. We pounded on that hidden shoal, the poor old "Sally B.", began to break and tear apart, dismembered in the sea. Into the water once again I went, I glimpsed the breaking surf, with my fading life force I clawed my way toward the illusive turf. Gasping for life, into a void, my bewildered mind did slide, and before the blackness swallowed my fate, I felt Milby at my side. |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Part IV Observations Mistress Sea Just Before Midnight The Old Boat Nightmare Escort Service Ever Been to Sea Mac? Seagull Savvy The Lone Spruce, Gone Moon Eclipse Little Island, Little Girl Fog Illusions Birds Eye View For God's Sake Hook That Buoy! Bureaucracy Statistics Leaving the Strait Dec. 22, 1999 Rats in the Shacklebox A Gale in Long Island Bay Wave, My Love Jeremiah's Brother Refrigerator Waltz Lonely Nights Ode to the Copepod Proud Posterior Be Still My Nerves Ice, Oh Wonderful Ice Seaside Lovers Steaming Up the Coast Steaming Up the Coast 2 One Summer Morning Tasting Fear, A Little Taste, A Big Taste A Touch of Class The Argus and the Jet Part IV Supernatural Sea Siren's Lament The Man from Alamo Rocks Sea Witch The Burial of Captain Slight Seaman's Prayer Glossary |
| About This Book Acknowledgements Part I: In Awe of a Wanderlust In Awe of a Wanderlust Part II: The Good Old Days Going Ashore A Rare Evening The Gas and Bell Inattentive Bill Clayton's Buoy Need a Sailor CCG No Shame Bad Boy! The Chase Home Sweet Home Jeckle and Hyde Blanche Shouted the Crew of the Walter Foster The Flash Going Home Doggy in the Window The Vibes Jury-rig The Stern Anchor I Felt Good Last Night! The Hungry Fish The Interviews Equal Rights The Bishop's Sea-story No Crap Only the Good Old Days The 35th Anniversary The Young Part III Sea Stories Lost at Sea The Tale of William Black The Wreck of the Sally B. |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rick Ashton |
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