Re: PHANTOM SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT! a great lakes poem.

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: Ross, : I wouldn't say a supernatural experience but it does feel some what eerie when I've dove over the Schooner Helen, where 7 people lost their lives, any other of you guys get a feeling when your over a wreck? : Dave : : Great job, Lyle. In the spirit of your poem, I'd like to pose this question: : : Has anybody ever had a supernatural experience on the Great Lakes? : : Ross Richardson : : : : Phantom Ships that Pass in the Night : : : shimmering ripplles on the lakes below : : : the full moon's eerie silver glow : : : in the stillness of the summers night : : : reveal weird shadows in translucent light : : : strange forms take shape tall masts and spars : : : like fairy wands, touch the twinkling stars : : : then through the magic of mind and sight : : : we see the phantom ships that pass in the night : : : unfolding the mysteries of long, long ago : : : lost vessels and crews lying deep down below : : : return as ghosts and sail on once more : : : toward that beacon light on the distant shore : : : the master of all ships is now in command : : : the course is charted to that promised land : : : not a sound breaks the silence in the pale moonlight : : : on those phantom ships that pass in the night : : : by- poet & great lakes buff : : : Lyle A. Meyers Sr. : : : Merry Christmas Sailors!

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