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We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | ||
To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | ||
- | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze. | + | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze.\\ |
The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | ||
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In search of turtles, when without the slightest little warning,\\ Quicker even than the storm, of Christmas morning\\ | In search of turtles, when without the slightest little warning,\\ Quicker even than the storm, of Christmas morning\\ | ||
Heaven loosed its very worst with thunder cracks and lightning, | Heaven loosed its very worst with thunder cracks and lightning, | ||
- | The wind in screaming squalls and sounding very frightening With the rain in beating torrents lashing us around, | + | The wind in screaming squalls and sounding very frightening\\ |
- | The tents being merely rags all flattened to the ground. | + | With the rain in beating torrents lashing us around,\\ |
- | Net morning very early we were breakfasted and out | + | The tents being merely rags all flattened to the ground.\\ |
- | Upon the shore to roam at will and gaze about - | + | |
- | The day, a day of burning heat with sun of brassy shade, | + | Next morning very early we were breakfasted and out\\ |
- | With nature' | + | Upon the shore to roam at will and gaze about -\\ |
- | The reef around us lay perhaps a thousand yards or so | + | The day, a day of burning heat with sun of brassy shade,\\ |
- | To south and west a wave-washed sea plateau, | + | With nature' |
- | With an its edge a rocky islet rising sheer | + | The reef around us lay perhaps a thousand yards or so\\ |
+ | To south and west a wave-washed sea plateau,\\ | ||
+ | With an its edge a rocky islet rising sheer\\ | ||
Its outline etched in bold relief quite stark and clear. | Its outline etched in bold relief quite stark and clear. | ||
- | To this we made our way midst coral pool and sand | ||
- | With many-coloured crustacea an either hand. | ||
- | We saw great stars and urchins, clams with multicoloured lips | ||
- | Of scarlet, green and brown, while fish like tiny ships | ||
- | Cruised in and out of fairy gardens gay with weed and shells | ||
- | The while anemones and crabs in limpid wells | ||
- | And crevices of sun flecked light all foraged for their food, | ||
- | And sea birds wheeled with cries above us where wy stood. | ||
- | The morning passed so soon we gave no thought to time or tide - | ||
- | The stretch of coral seemed so very safe and wide | ||
- | But when the ebb was full and it began at length to turn, | ||
- | We had recourse to hurry for in some concern | ||
- | We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas . | ||
- | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease Engulf a little fish - enaroach upon us fast, | ||
- | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last. | ||
- | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbield vanished from our ken To hack a turtle shell from off a turtle, when | ||
- | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud, | ||
- | The turtle' | ||
- | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " | ||
- | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt, | ||
- | And when he'd swung his axe an high and made his famous swipe | ||
- | He struggled in his pants - though not a modest type - | ||
- | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' | ||
- | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felti | ||
- | They patched him up at last with match sticks, raga, and heaps of brandy, | ||
- | Now he is immortal, just like famous " | ||
- | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss | ||
- | In swimming and meandering about, but this | ||
- | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises | ||
- | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses | ||
- | One or two is not a joy for all the crowdrlytile some | ||
- | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " | ||
- | The varied Objects found mad pleasing scenes an route. | ||
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- | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones | ||
- | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans, | ||
- | , And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees, The party thus depleted carried on at ease. | ||
- | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles | ||
- | In sunkist tropics, taking with us memlries ever green | ||
- | Of all the wondfrous reefs and ocean glories seen. | ||
- | BARNEY. | ||
+ | To this we made our way midst coral pool and sand\\ | ||
+ | With many-coloured crustacean on either hand.\\ | ||
+ | We saw great stars and urchins, clams with multicoloured lips\\ | ||
+ | Of scarlet, green and brown, while fish like tiny ships\\ | ||
+ | Cruised in and out of fairy gardens gay with weed and shells\\ | ||
+ | The while anemones and crabs in limpid wells\\ | ||
+ | And crevices of sun flecked light all foraged for their food,\\ | ||
+ | And sea birds wheeled with cries above us where we stood. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The morning passed so soon we gave no thought to time or tide -\\ | ||
+ | The stretch of coral seemed so very safe and wide\\ | ||
+ | But when the ebb was full and it began at length to turn,\\ | ||
+ | We had recourse to hurry for in some concern\\ | ||
+ | We saw the channels ever deeper and the white capped seas. \\ | ||
+ | Much like an octopus, its hunger to appease \\ | ||
+ | Engulf a little fish - encroach upon us fast,\\ | ||
+ | But very wet and tired we struggled through at last.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our lunch was past and o'er and Bobbie' | ||
+ | To hack a turtle shell from off a turtle, when\\ | ||
+ | Right back to camp he crawled a gory mess of sand and blood\\ | ||
+ | For with a mighty swipe he'd come an awful thud,\\ | ||
+ | The turtle' | ||
+ | The girls turned very pale, they thought he'd shot his " | ||
+ | For Bobbie being a cleanly soul he wore just hat and shirt\\ | ||
+ | To save his pants from soil of turtle blood and dirt,\\ | ||
+ | And when he'd swung his axe on high and made his famous swipe\\ | ||
+ | He struggled in his pants - though __not__ a modest type - | ||
+ | |||
+ | With one hand spouting blood but he couldn' | ||
+ | He looked an awful sight - you'll realise haw he felt!\\ | ||
+ | They patched him up at last with match sticks, rags, and heaps of brandy,\\ | ||
+ | Now he is immortal, just like famous " | ||
+ | There followed then some days of slothful ease and perfect bliss\\ | ||
+ | In swimming and meandering about, but this\\ | ||
+ | Was only a prelude to further inter-island cruises\\ | ||
+ | Each one doing as he pleased, for what amuses\\ | ||
+ | One or two is not a joy for all the crowd; while some\\ | ||
+ | Collected birds for Jock, a few just wished to come\\ | ||
+ | With collecting bag and knife, or camera to " | ||
+ | The varied objects found mad pleasing scenes en route. | ||
+ | |||
+ | But when we made a happy run to Grassy and the Cones\\ | ||
+ | Our Dunky had to leave for home, with many moans,\\ | ||
+ | And Pinky in her wake with sighs for his beloved trees,\\ | ||
+ | The party thus depleted carried on at ease.\\ | ||
+ | But our time, too, was drawing nigh, and with regretful smiles\\ | ||
+ | We went aboard the launch again and left the Isles\\ | ||
+ | In sunkist tropics, taking with us mem' | ||
+ | Of all the wond' | ||
+ | |||
+ | __BARNEY.__ | ||
+ | |||
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