the windsong

 twas a night aboard the windsong

on the south pacific seas

just ten miles out from taha’a

that will be remembered for eternity

what actually happened we may not know

that sealed the ships fate that night

but what will always be remembered

are all those who chose to stay and fight

a fire that turned into an inferno

in just a few seconds time

but everyone got off safely

because the crew left all they had behind

for safety must come first

and lives can’t be replaced

but when everyone made the lifeboats

you could see the sadness in their face

the passengers lost a dream vacation

a very special one indeed

but the crew lost everything they had

and gave it up to fight the fire with speed

so here’s to the windsong crew

those women and men so brave

who dedicated their lives to helping others

as if they were the only things to save

and let’s hope that there will be some way

to reward them for what they’ve done

even if it only covers what they left in their cabin

when that final fire alarm was rung

 dedicated to the crew of MSY WindSong

by johnny holloway

5 December 2002

© copyright 2002.  John W Holloway

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