A Med Cruise to Remember
Smothers Curtis Jerry 2001 (St. Louis, MO)
I met her on the Plaka steps
On my way to Parthenon
My ship becalmed at anchor
In the May's Med honeyed sun
She followed me to Naples
Where we stayed at old Capri
And fueled by wine and pasta
We gorged carnality
In France's south and sunny beach
In the hot July bleached sun
We giggled at the topless nymphs
While time began to run
At Spanish Barcelona
On the Ramblas promenade
We dined on wined paella
In slipping August's nod
Our last resort was Lisbon
With Mateus and balmy night
We kissed goodbye in sadness
And swore that we would write
As May ran to September
In that Med cruise long ago
With wine, romance, and Rosa
A joy all sailors know
About this poem
This poem is a nostalgic visit to a sailor's youthful fling with a Mediterranean beauty named Rosa.
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Written on January 26, 2024
Submitted by cjsmuz on January 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAB XXCC XBXB CXXX BDXD AECE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 650 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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