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Comment 14 of 34, added on September 22nd, 2005 at 9:01 AM.
My wife's Grandmother used to recite this poem on visits years ago. As she
was a great lady, I decided to surprise my wife, Doris, with a special
gift. When we stopped for a break in sight of the wreck of the Morazan
while hiking the shores of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, I recited
"The Wreck of the Hesperus." My wife was moved - the reaction was precious.
Since then, I have gone on to memorize other poems, and continue to do so.
James Cubberly from United States
Comment 13 of 34, added on September 15th, 2005 at 5:27 AM.
This would have to be my most favourite poem. My father used to read it to
me when I was little, when I was a teenager he gave me a very old copy of
Longfellow's Poems which I treasure. I am now a poet myself and owe much of
my success to the encouragement my dad has given to me over the years.
Andy from Australia
Comment 12 of 34, added on September 12th, 2005 at 7:06 PM.
My maternal Grandmother came from a ship building family in Yarmouth, N.S.
She later moved to Massachusetts where she married and had three daughters
and one son.She(and my mother) often used the expression, '..looked like
the wreck of the Hesperus..'.I never knew the meaning of this until I saw
the poem referenced on a T.V. quiz show and then found the poem on this
site. I always thought it was equivalent to, 'seven sheets to the wind'
(another of her colorful expressions) but now I understand her meaning and
can hear her saying this to my mother and my two aunts when they were
little girls growing up in their house on the Charles River.
Brian Burke from United States
Comment 11 of 34, added on August 20th, 2005 at 8:35 PM.
I'm not sure that this means anything , but even though I didn't do all
that well in school I memorized this poem to recite in front of the class
in 1959 . There were much shorter poems to chose from ,however this one
grabbed me and demanded that I recite it. I still love this poem and I
still can't give a reason for it........
Janet Myers from United States
Comment 10 of 34, added on August 4th, 2005 at 2:41 PM.
Searching, starts, Once there was a little boy named ? and every Friday
afternoon he had to give a speech ( wreck of the shooner Hesparus in the
poem
Sam Wake from United States
Comment 9 of 34, added on April 17th, 2005 at 10:07 PM.
As a young child,my mother would often call me The Wreck of the Hesperus. I
had a vague idea that it had something to do with my hair being untidy, but
growing up in the 1960's, I never questioned the real meaning. Finally as
an adult, I learned that it was a poem about a ship that sunk, but never
having read the poem I still couldn't quite make the conection between a
boat and my hair. Anyway this morning my eight year old daughter stumbled
into my bedroom with her hair sticking out every which way, and I couldn't
help but repeat my mother's old saying "You look like the Wreck of the
Hesperus." Instantly, I was asked what on earth I was talking about, so off
to the computer we went. Finally after all these years, I was able to read
the poem and fully understand and explain it's meaning.
How I love the power of modern technology.
Amanda Wilson from New Zealand
Comment 8 of 34, added on April 8th, 2005 at 1:40 PM.
This poem is a famous poem in my Language book.
Chris Hawks from United States
Comment 7 of 34, added on January 21st, 2005 at 11:23 AM.
As a young child I had very long hair and my older
brothers would take my hair out of the two braids and
mess with it till it was hanging over my face and allover my head --- then
they'd scream "the wreck of the hesperus". I was never sure exactly what
they meant, but it was fun, but now I understand.
Suzanne from United States
Comment 6 of 34, added on January 6th, 2005 at 6:04 PM.
Thanks, Deb. When my mother hasn't combed her hair for the day or hasn't
had a perm in awhile, she always says, "I look like the wreck of the
'Hespers.'" I did a search, and I finally found out what she is talking
about!
Debbie from United States
Comment 5 of 34, added on January 3rd, 2005 at 5:20 AM.
Just a bit of trivia really, however there may be others who can relate. My
father once called me 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' when I arrived home from
school after walking through a huge storm and strong winds. In those days
we didn't ask questions we just listened. Now after surfing the net, I came
accross this interesting information. Thank you, now I know what 'The Wreck
of the Hesperus' was. Only I survived :)
Deb Cummins from Australia
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My wife's Grandmother used to recite this poem on visits years ago. As she
was a great lady, I decided to surprise my wife, Doris, with a special
gift. When we stopped for a break in sight of the wreck of the Morazan
while hiking the shores of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, I recited
"The Wreck of the Hesperus." My wife was moved - the reaction was precious.
Since then, I have gone on to memorize other poems, and continue to do so.
James Cubberly from United States