“When my ship comes in” Robert Jones Burdette (1844–1914)
When my ship comes in
Photography : Nigel Borrington
“When my ship comes in”
Robert Jones Burdette (1844–1914)
Somewhere, out on the blue seas sailing,
Where the winds dance and spin;
Beyond the reach of my eager hailing,
Over the breakers’ din;
Out where the dark storm-clouds are lifting,
Out where the blinding fog is drifting,
Out where the treacherous sand is shifting,
My ship is coming in.
Oh, I have watched till my eyes were aching,
Day after weary day;
Oh, I have hoped till my heart was breaking,
While the long nights ebbed away;
Could I but know where the waves had tossed her,
Could I but know what storms had crossed her,
Could I but know where the winds had lost her,
Out in the twilight gray!
But though the storms her course have altered,
Surely the port she ’ll win;
Never my faith in my ship has faltered,
I know she is coming in.
For through the restless ways of her roaming,
Through the mad rush of the wild waves foaming,
Through the white crest of the billows combing,
My ship is coming in.
.
Breasting the tides where the gulls are flying,
Swiftly she ’s coming in;
Shallows and deeps and rocks defying,
Bravely she ’s coming in;
Precious the love she will bring to bless me,
Snowy the arms she will bring to caress me,
In the proud purple of kings she will dress me,
My ship that is coming in.
White in the sunshine her sails will be gleaming,
See, where my ship comes in;
At mast-head and peak her colors streaming,
Proudly she ’s sailing in;
Love, hope, and joy on her decks are cheering,
Music will welcome her glad appearing,
And my heart will sing at her stately nearing,
When my ship comes in.
Kate Rusby
Fujifilm X100
I Courted A Sailor
I courted a sailor for six months and many,
I courted a sailor, now he’s far from me.
I courted a sailor for six months and many,
I courted a sailor, now he’s far from me.
On a fine summer’s evening he said his heart was grieving
On a fine summer’s evening these words he said to me
CHORUS
Oh I’m bound for the waves, the waves dearest Annie,
I’m bound for the waves, the waves upon the sea.
Oh I’m bound for the waves, the waves dearest Annie,
I’m bound for the waves, the captain calleth me.
CHORUS
Me heart has been yours now for six months and many,
Me heart has been yours now and will always remain.
Me heart has been yours now for six months and many,
Me heart has been yours now and will always remain.
Take with you me ring and me heart you’ll always bring,
Take with you me ring when you sail away to sea.
CHORUS
I’ll wait for me sailor for six months and many,
I’ll wait for me sailor till he comes home from sea.
I’ll wait for me sailor for six months and many,
I’ll wait for me sailor till he comes home from sea.
I’ll wait for you me dear, for time we’ll know no fear.
I’ll wait for you me dear till you come home from the sea.
CHORUS
I’ve married me sailor for six months and many,
I’ve married me sailor now he’s safe with me.
I’ve married me sailor for six months and many,
I’ve married me sailor no more he’ll say to me
You tube performance : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybRPZAqN7WA
Tall ships race 2011
Waterford tall ships race, 2nd July 2011
Waterford Tall ships race 2011
Image from the Waterford tall ships 2011, event.
Saturday 2nd July 2011 and the Tall Ships have arrived in Waterford Harbour, I arrived in Waterford around 7am and the mist on the water was perfect for some images of the ships. I spent about a hour photographing before the fog lifted, what great conditions perfect!
I will post some more images over the next week.
More details on the Race…
Ref : http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/the-race/
“The magnificent tall ships will depart Waterford from 7am on Sunday, 3rd July as they head down river to the mouth of the Suir for the start of the Race, with some wonderful vantage points along the coast. Subject to weather conditions, the tall ships will assemble off Dunmore East between 8.30am and 10am.
Most ships will be open to the public from Thursday through to Saturday, from early morning to late evening and admission is free. Over 1,000 crew members from around the world will be welcomed to Waterford and around 100 young people from Ireland will join the ships, as trainee crew members, for the first leg of The Race.
As the ships leave Waterford, they will race around Ireland’s south, west and north coasts to Greenock, Scotland (9th – 12th July). Later, there will be a cruise-in-company from Greenock to Lerwick in the Shetland Isles (21st – 24th July). The second race in the series will then go from Lerwick to Stavanger Norway (28th – 31st July), from where the third and final race will bring the fleet to Halmstad, Sweden from 5th – 8th August.”
Irish Landscape photography by Nigel Borrington
Nigel Borrington 
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