[CW] THE MORSE CODE - G4AJY

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

THE MORSE CODE
The morse code is older than anyone here,
Two hundred years and more;
And yet it’s still in use today,
And part of radio lore.
If you don’t know the code or simply forget,
Pay attention to what follows next:
No need to worry, no need to sweat,
Here’s morse code spelt out in plain text.
Dit-Dah is for A, so easy to learn,
It’s the alphabet’s very first letter.
Dah-dit-dit-dit, B, starting to Burn,
This letter can help you spell Better.
Dah dit Dah dit is for morse letter C,
Not the kind seamen can sail on;
While Dah-dit-dit‘s used when making a D,
Or by Frenchmen when spelling out Dijon.
The fifth letter, E, is one single dit,
The shortest one out of them all.
And Dit-dit-dah-dit will help you spell Fit,
And is used when you’re starting to Fall.
Dah dah dit taps out the sixth letter G,
And this one will open a Gate.
The letter H comes from four dits in a row,
It’s one that you might learn to Hate.
Now two dits together are making an I,
But no-one could tell me when I asked them why.
It’s found in the middle of pie and of tie
Yet doesn’t appear when spelling out fly.
Dit-dah dah dah, like a door that’s aJar,
Makes up the morse letter J.
And three more to come – they’re just dah-did-dah –
Are all that you need for a K.
Tap dit dit dah dit to start out Legit,
Of honesty, this is the emblem.
Then two dashes more will open the door,
For forming the next letter, M.
Now comes dah dit, the start of a Nit,
A fellow who’s also a twit.
Then three dahs in a row, making an O,
A letter you must not Omit.
When forming a P, use Dit dah dah dit,
And it makes such a neat Palindrome.
But dah dah dit dah will just make you Quit,
You’ll Q for a cab to get home.
Dit-dah-dit is R, short for Received,
Sent when you’ve got it all Right.
Triple dot is S, used in distreSS,
For mariners a terrible plight.
One dash makes a T when sent on the key,
Not the kind found in a cup.
While two dots coming first won’t quench your thirst;
It’s the second letter found in a pUp.
Dit-dit-dit-dah is the Victory call,
And well-known in Beethoven’s fifth.
But a dot and two dashes are found in a Wall
And also start making a Whiff.
Dah-dit-dit-dah is used for an X,
A letter that’s always a hit.
Xciting, Xact, rounding off seX,
And useful when finding the eXit.
Dah-dah-dit-dah makes us ask Y?
The morse code was ever invented.
But it’s saved many lives when all else has failed,
And so it was never prevented.
And that just leaves Zee, it comes at the end,
A letter that’s easily read;
Dah-dah-dit-dit, simple to send,
Known to the English as Zed.
So dust off your key, get ready your wrist,
The code is still living and well.
Your morse is clear so I’ll know your fist,
Let’s all QSO for a spell!
Dave Ellis,
G4AJY.
April 23rd, 2014.
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