Colloquially:
a state of inactivity, mild depression, listlessness, or stagnation.
Dold (stupid) plus –rums (a suffix as in tant-rums).
Wikipedia
All at sea
in a pea green boat:
let’s just hope
it’ll stay afloat.
When winds don’t blow
and Doll Drums roll,
pray sea-urchins
won’t devour your soul.
If you feel some wind
but the flags won’t fly
watch Admiral Brown
as he passes by.
Take this friendly
advice from me:
“Sit at your desk
and never go to sea.”
And if you really
want to see the sea,
just watch it on a movie
on your home TV.
“As idle as a painted ship
upon a painted ocean.”
The Ancient Mariner
S. T. Coleridge.
rogermoorepoet 
You are delving deep into my blogging past! I’ll be there Tuesday: you will have lots to tell us and congrats on your TWUC appointment.
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Hey, R: I quite enjoyed this one, about the Doldrums. See you Tuesday, I hope. Chuck
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 9:27 AM, rogermoorepoetdotcom wrote:
> rogermoorepoet posted: “Colloquially: a state of inactivity, mild > depression, listlessness, or stagnation. Dold (stupid) plus -rums (a suffix > as in tant-rums). Wikipedia All at sea in a pea green boat: let’s all hope > it’ll stay afloat. When the winds won’t blow and the Doll Dr” >
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Someone once said, if you sit by the sea, you don’t know what may come over the surface
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Or up from the depths!
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I do so enjoy messing about in boats!
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That’s amazing!
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So good to see you in the blogosphere. E-mail on way.
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Love this!
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