South westerly 4 or 5, south 5 or 6 later,
thundery showers, becoming cyclonic.
Fisher dogger german bight,
fair isle faroes humber wight,
shannon sole irish sea,
malin viking cromarty,
fastnet forties south east iceland,
south utsire bailey portland,
hebrides utsire north,
rockall thames plymouth forth,
tyne lundy biscay dover,
shipping forecast's almost over,
sending waves across the sea,
across the deep's geography,
warns of storms and squally showers,
crashing gales for several hours.
She listens, sleepless, through the night
prays to God they'll be alright.
Stephen Knox lives in Belfast. Many of his poems appear on the Positive Belfast YouTube channel. He has had poems featured on BBC Radio Ulster, as well as being published by New Isles Press and online by Rancid Idols Productions.