{"id":4803,"date":"2020-11-03T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2020-11-03T21:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T21:31:00","slug":"the-waters-show-no-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-waters-show-no-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waters Show No Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Galway<\/a>
Galway Hooker sailing into Claddagh Bay seen from Renmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dedicated to the memory of Tom and Martin Oliver who lost their lives between Blackrock and Silver Strand yesterday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The waters show no mercy:
\nThere is little kindness in the sea.
\nThe wind is the master of all,
\nWho on the waters wild waves be.<\/p>\n

Those who seek its bounty
\nRisk their lives a living to take,
\nThe ocean incited by wild winds…
\nA rough journey for all does make.<\/p>\n

They no longer sail the Hookers of old:
\nUnless for sport or to give a tour to a stranger.
\nFor all they have that new its true:
\nA boat is a boat, always in danger.<\/p>\n

Sometimes its not the tossing waves,
\nThere is danger in all they do,
\nThe water itself, even if its calm:
\nIt still can be deadly too.<\/p>\n

God looks down on all,
\nWho to Him for protection pray.
\nSometimes even that is not enough:
\nThe prayers that people say.<\/p>\n

Life at best is fleeting,
\nWe never know the day nor hour.
\nThere is little kindness in the sea,
\nIts crashing waves of violent power.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/thefishingdaily.com\/featured-news\/galway-city-mourns-the-loss-of-father-and-son-fishermen-martin-and-tom-oliver\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dedicated to the memory of Tom and Martin Oliver who lost their lives between Blackrock and Silver Strand yesterday. The waters show no mercy: There is little kindness in the sea. The wind is the master of all, Who on the waters wild waves be. Those who seek its bounty …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[308],"tags":[3672,3036,3712,391,4352,4353,4351],"class_list":["post-4803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-atlantic","tag-drowning","tag-fishermen","tag-galway","tag-martin-oliver","tag-sea","tag-tom-oliver","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1ft","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4120,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/shannon-silver-goddess-flow-to-sea\/","url_meta":{"origin":4803,"position":0},"title":"Shannon, Silver Goddess, Flow To Sea","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"7th November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Shannon, silver goddess, flow to sea And life bring you with thee To the oceans loud and proud swell Thy waters come, as if from a well From which all of the midlands drinks Your waters pure, the midlands links With the seas wide expanse With whose waters yours joins\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Nature"","block_context":{"text":"Nature","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/nature-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"River Shannon at Portumna in Galway","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/River-Shannon-at-Portumna-in-Galway.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/River-Shannon-at-Portumna-in-Galway.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/River-Shannon-at-Portumna-in-Galway.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4335,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/musings-on-galway-docks\/","url_meta":{"origin":4803,"position":1},"title":"Musings on Galway Docks","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"3rd April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"To have a little boat... 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