Nova Scotia Sea Chanty (poem) by Felix LeRoy Perry on AuthorsDen

Reviewed by Kathleen McDonald

Reviewed on October 30, 2008

I loved it and could picture the sailors singing as they did their work.
hugs
Kathy Lynn

Reviewed by Sheila Roy

Reviewed on October 27, 2008

You're so talented, Fee. You put us out to sea with this song.
Sheila

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on October 27, 2008

Neat Fee, maybe in your last life you were one of those sailors...Ed

Reviewed by Christine Alwin

Reviewed on October 26, 2008

A Sea Chanty... wow,, this is so moving.. wish I could hear it on the sea.

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

Reviewed on October 26, 2008

well done! love the rhythm and could almost visualize the mates working away

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson

Reviewed on October 26, 2008

Fee, you have written this so well...and not an "attempt,"...you achieved!

Reviewed by Ch'erie de Perrot

Reviewed on October 26, 2008

I'll remember this next time I sail into the Nova Scotia Sunset..;) Cherrypie

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

i like the musical component to the voicing of "Nova Scotia Sea Chanty" ... really nice work, Felix ...

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

You can sing to me anytime, chanty or not! LOL Great write, Cap'n Fee; bravo!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed by Rose Rideout

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

Dear Cousin Felix this is so beautiful as I know how much Scotia means to you as well as myself. Thank you for sharing a beautiful Shanty.

Love ya face Cuz XOXOXO, Rose

Reviewed by Michelle Mead

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

This is beyond an attempt, this is perfect writing, excellent, this is so your speciality. Love it :)

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

This is great, Felix. You've achieved a strong, original well-developped piece and a credit to the genre. My current rave is a folk duo from my own South West Coast called Show Of Hands... have a listen to this YouTube... reckon you'll like! This snippet is not strictly a sea shanty but is highly rhythmic and very heave-ho me hearties o! :)) xx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5h4PFBuzvw

Reviewed by George Carroll

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

I could hear the crew chanting as the ship headed out to sea. A marvelous sea song by an old salt of the sea.

Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

Brilliantly executed, Fee. We can feel the sway of the ship and the wind in her sails, here, and that bespeaks great writing skill on your part.

Can I suggest a small thing for your final line?

"Heave too now me laddies, and let the winds blow" -- breaks the chanty rhythm.

"Heave to, me laddies, and let the winds blow" -- restores the chanty rhythm, provides a natural pause, and makes a great ending to the song. No big thing, though.

I am so glad to see that the sea chanties, though lost, are not forgotten.

Ted

Reviewed by Bonnie May

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

So sad, we have lost so much history. Things we have no way of knowing. Great touching write, Love, Bonnie

Reviewed by Georg Mateos

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

Go salty canuck, go! beyond that horizon the sea still waiting for you to venture once more around the world hearing the waves lullaby asthe wind pushes your sails towards yet another horizon.
Like brother Ed said, why no one take the effort to write them down?

Georg

PS, did you know that Marines march singing their own "chanty"?

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

Such a beautiful chanty, (((Fee))), the high seas await --! Well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on October 25, 2008

Often the lines were impromptu, and sadly a lot of them were never recorded.

Sad, indeed - so much interesting history has been lost to us over the ages. But I do like your Sea Chanty, and that gorgeous pic, my friend.