Hangman's Beach Haiku

in haiku •  6 years ago 

When the temperature finally hit 32 Celcius, what better place to spend the day and night than on the practically deserted Hangman's Beach on McNabb's Island, in Halifax Harbour. Very peaceful evening--which was just a little disappointing given the beach's gruesome history.

From Wikipedia's note on the beach:
Maugher Beach, where a lighthouse stands, is also known as "Hangman's Beach" because of its use by the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars to hang the bodies of executed mutineers as a warning to crews of ships entering the harbour that this was a port where they had best behave themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNabs_Island

Hangman's Beach Haiku
Three centuries on
Hanged spirits rest easy
Disappointing night

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Can't wait to get down there for some sailing. Sadly, I'm moving my boat over to the side yard before I leave and throwing a for sale sign on it.

You won't have any problem selling yours. Here's hoping you are close enough to use Sea Hound next summer.

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