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Lonely Girl
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Lonely Girl |
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Johan Member
since 2009-05-13
Posts 88Lincolnshire, England U.K. |
Lonely Girl Forlorn and standing tall In an empty dockyard basin Bent and rusted rails By broken fallen walls Stood the lonely crane Below her seized up wheels And piles of mixed up cables Lay her rusting tracks That moved her back and forth She'd suckled many ships That docked along the pier And lifted all the cargo's Until her day had come No ships, no men, just rubbish Drifting down the wharf. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Wow, this came as a surprise! Love this very much! A mighty strong girl she was. (pssst ... I do believe she heard you and sheds some rusty tears ...). Great! Love, Margherita  |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
This is magnificent, beautiful and oh, so sad. At first I thought you meant a bird, and I was confused. Then I realised it was a metal crane. I am going to create a Johan folder to go with all my other Pip folders, and this will be the first to go into it. I am fascinated at a Johan in the UK! Are you from The Netherlands, Germany or South Africa orginally - or your name, at least? Owl |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
When I saved this, I discovered that you are Andrew Shiston. The mystery deepens. Are you an admirer of Johann Sebastian Bach? But then he had 2 n's, so although you may be, I don't suppose that is where the Johan came from. Owl |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
A very sad and undignified state of affairs for a hard-working 'girl' who had spent her life servicing others. A fantastic write! Your personifation near brought tears to my eyes! ~ Truly! Sending a hug for the tug and for you,  EA |
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jbstillwater Member
since 2009-07-03
Posts 216Albuquerque, New Mexico |
As always, excellent. A, you are so consistent in your generous style. A pure pleasure to read Huggs Jan |
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Heart2Heart Senior Member
since 2009-05-15
Posts 738Scotland/Norway |
Oh so sad, a lament for an old derelict crane, many such lying about in the harbours Johan ! You will know. Strikes me how you see sadness and compassion for things people would normally walk past. Enjoyed this dear friend. Katriona |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...I've seen many an old cranes taken down by welders torches and other cranes and riggers to ease their falls...and then back to the steel yards to recycle into an automobile or the structure of a building or perhaps another crane...James |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
A fascinating write, a wonderful tale of the once mighty dockside crane. Even in rust, they are magnificent. Thanks for sharing her. |
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Johan Member
since 2009-05-13
Posts 88Lincolnshire, England U.K. |
Many thanks to you all for your kind comments. Johan |
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