Birds Of A Feather

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                                                                                                  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Here they go beneath the hammer:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Snub-nosed trawlers, stoutly made,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Lacking any outward glamour,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Reeking of their fishy trade.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Fishermen, come look 'em over</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>From the crow's-nest to the keel;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Meet the </B></I><I><B>Heron, Osprey, Plover,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Curlew, Penquin, Coot</B></I><I><B> and </B></I><I><B>Teal</B></I><I><B>!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Yachting folks in speckless flannels,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>These were not designed for you,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>These are craft for tortuous channels</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Where the tides go foaming through;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>These are craft for trawling over,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Grounds whose currents lurch and reel;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>These are </B></I><I><B>Heron, Osprey, Plover,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Curlew, Penquin, Coot</B></I><I><B> and </B></I><I><B>Teal</B></I><I><B>!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Little ships that go a-fishing</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Like the birds that gave them name,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Plunging, lunging, dipping, swishing</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>In the search for finny game;</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Here you are, you salt-caked rover,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>It's to you that they appeal,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Trawlers </B></I><I><B>Heron, Osprey, Plover,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Curlew, Penquin, Coot</B></I><I><B> and </B></I><I><B>Teal</B></I><I><B>!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>They're not pretty or romantic</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But they're sturdy, tough, and strong,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>An they'll buck the North Atlantic</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Where the cod and haddock throng.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ever felt the spray dash over?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ever coaxed a ship or drove her</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Grimly straining at the wheel?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Then you'll stop and look 'em over,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Then you'll want to make a deal</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>For the </B></I><I><B>Heron, Osprey, Plover,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Curlew, Penquin, Coot</B></I><I><B> and </B></I><I><B>Teal</B></I><I><B>!</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Published in:  </I><A HREF="outdoor_stories.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Outdoor Stories"><U><I>Outdoor  Stories </I></U></A><I>-</I><I> September 1927</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>NOTE</B>: Special thanks to <A HREF="mailto:cwilliam@redrose.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:cwilliam@redrose.net"><U>Chet Williamson</U></A> who provided this poem free of charge.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="copyright.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copyright"><U><I>© 2000-2006, Berton Braley Cyber Museum. </I></U></A></div> <div> 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