The boy stood on the burning deck

[McMouse]

His........................

[Sandy-Wroe]

When all but he had fled...

[RJUKL]

My father used to recite this poem

[MarkRae]

The flame that lit the battle's wreck

[caslass]

Whence all but he had fled.......

[RJUKL]

Also "Under the spreading chestnut tree"..

[craft1948]

pass.....I always confuse this one with the Good Ship Venus............

[Sandy-Wroe]

shone round him o'er the dead

[RJUKL]

I thinlk the poster was looking for a rude version somehow.

[caslass]

Yet beautiful and bright he stood

[marval]

The boy stood on the burning deck
Eating a tuppenny Walls,
A bit dropped down his trouser leg
And paralysed his balls.

The boy stood on the burning deck
Playing a game of cricket,
The ball flew down his trouser leg
And hit his middle wicket.

[novalis]

The poem and ship were called "Casabianca".

[Sandy-Wroe]

the flames rolled on
he would not go without his fathers word

[Bobbisox]

The boy stood on the burning deck, his body all a quiver
Elton John jumped on him from behind...
and knocked him in the river !

I made that up x

[Jan1957]

The boy stood on the burning deck
Picking his nose with glee
He rolled it into little balls
And flicked them in the sea

[craft1948]

The boy stood on the burning deck
Stupid sod.................

[Naomicorlett]

The boy stood on the burning deck
His knees were all aquiver
He gave a cough
His leg fell off
And floated down the river.


I thank you !!

[caslass]

What about

Twas christmas day in the workhouse
the snow was raining fast
a bare footed boy with clogs on
stood sitting on the grass

[RJUKL]

I couldn't read this poem without a lump in my throat. I used to read all the tragic poems from A Book of a Thousand Poems and bawl over them all.

[Bobbisox]

The boy stood on the burning deck
the flames, they licked his ar$e
He did a jig coz he was hot
they singed the hairs upon his bot!