Westward Ho!

by Albert Semple, 5 April 2026

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  1. Of all the Hos I ever did know
  2. My favourite Ho is Westward Ho!
  3. She sits upon the Devon Coast,
  4. And is the Ho I visit most.

  5. A group of towns along that shore
  6. Take "Ho" as suffix — Hos galore!
  7. The "Pointing Hos" is how they're named.
  8. They indicate the way they're aimed.

  9. There's Westward Ho!
  10. And Eastward Ho,
  11. There's Downward Ho
  12. And Backward Ho,

  13. Side-to-Side Ho,
  14. Loop-de-loop Ho,
  15. There's even one
  16. Called Wheelchair Ho.

  17. But only one, along that arc
  18. Deserves an exclamation mark!
  19. She points towards the Irish Sea,
  20. Oh Westward Ho! is dear to me,
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by Albert Semple
20 lines over 5 stanzas.