The Bells Of Terror

Not the fire alarm or recess bell...HMS Terror was one of the two 1845 lost Franklin expedition ships which disappeared with all hands attempting to find the North West Passage. All the searches and many of the theories of what happened to the men and ships were put to rest in 2014 & 2016 when the sunken ships were found, remarkably well preserved, under the sea ice.The ships bell of HMS Erebus is in a Canadian museum- the bell of Terror still on the ship.
ScottC recorded three guitar tracks for this.
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The Bells of Terror

under a patient sea
bright fish feed on failure
silence mans the winch
waves thrum cables
ice ghosts are real
will you believe the fables
see the captain at his table

kelp hands hold the helm
coral city cabins
wine bottle spins slowly
a note for the future to find
did they raise a parting glass
to boyhood`s grand design
never lower the banner never resigned

colours flying when she went down
every hour they sound
the bells of Terror

loaded musket on the rail
facing the night
dark dreams sail
through centuries of ice

colours flying when she went down
every hour they sound
the bells of Terror

© Robert Cordrey Aug.2018