<P> Because of different prevailing wind patterns around the globe, the traditional rhyme is generally not correct at lower latitudes of both hemispheres, where prevailing winds are from east to west . The rhyme is generally correct at mid-latitudes where, due to the rotation of the Earth, prevailing winds travel west to east . </P> <P> Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds . </P> <P> The perils are foreshadowed using the archaic word "betokened"; some versions use the archaic term "Wrack" (for the word "Wreck"). </P> <P> In Matthew 16: 2b--3, Jesus says: </P>

Red sky at night is a sailor's delight