A Tribute to An Old Salt

The ocean pays tribute to an old sailor

Tribute to an Old Salt

 

He once had been a sailor

He sailed most all his life.

Loved the water dearly

And she became his wife.

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When he grew too old

To serve his Country well,

He joined a Flotilla

Near the place where he dwelled.

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For every man, there’s a beginning

And then there is an end.

So it was as he aged,

This ocean loving friend.

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The Flotilla met that morning,

With other boats we went,

To follow the Coast Guard Cutter

Carrying his ashes for descent.

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The Coast Guard Cutter told us when

To form a circle prop side in.

The family threw out flowers and ashes

As our props began to spin.

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Then we saw the most wonderful sight!

About nine hundred yards away,

As thousands of Dolphins, Porpoise and Seals

Formed lines in the ocean that day.

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I looked in both directions

To see how long this would last.

As far as the eye could see they came,

When the flowers were gone they'd past.

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You say that they were just feeding,

But why, at that time and place?

There is only one thing I know for sure,

They honored an old Salt with their grace.

 

DL

Author's Note

Something that impressed me while in the U.S.C.G.